William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Ensign Boote
Document 1797William Simmons informs Ensign Boote of procedures necessary to obtain pay from Nicholas Fish.
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Ensign Wm R. Boste Accountants Off[undecipherable]
New Brunswick December 19[undecipherable]
Sir I received your letter of the 16 Inst. encl[undecipherable: enclosing]
five receipts for Bounty paid by you, which will be filed in the usual m[undecipherable: manner]
until a settlement of your recruiting account takes Place.
With respect to the Pay in the hands of [undecipherable]
Fish Supervisor at New York, you can receive it either by personal app[undecipherable: applica-]
tion or, by transmitting them your duplicate receipts expressing the pur[undecipherable: purpose]
that the money is for —
I am &c Wm Simmon[undecipherable]
Acct.
Edward Hand Esqr Accountants Off[undecipherable]
Lancaster. Pens. December 18[undecipherable]
Sir I received your letter of the 8 Inst. en[undecipherable: enclo-]
sing your account of Vouchers for expenditures in transportation of p[undecipherable]
rifles from Lancaster to Pittsburg, which, have been examined & found v[undecipherable: valid]
the amount thereof will be placed to your credit on the books of this Office.
Should you have any other Vouchers it will be necessary for you to forw[undecipherable: forward]
them in order to exonerate you from the balance of three Dollars & f[undecipherable: fifty-]
seven Cents, due to The United States; otherwise that Sum must be re[undecipherable]
that your accounts may be finally Closed.
I am &c
W Simmon[undecipherable]
Acct.
Type
Letterbook
Description
William Simmons informs Ensign Boote of procedures necessary to obtain pay from Nicholas Fish.
Date
12/19/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797121915055
Page start
112
Notable persons
Ensign William R Boote
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New Brunswick
Accountant's Office
New York
Notable items
bounty
receipts
settlement
recruiting account
pay
money

