William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Dwight Foster
Document 1797William Simmons discusses the accounts of Samuel Camp with Dwight Foster.
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Mr William P. Day Accountants Off[undecipherable]
Morris County, New Jersey December 20 179[undecipherable]
Sir
I have to acknowledge the receipt o[undecipherable]
Letter of the 9 inst. enclosing a copy of the Pay roll of your company am[undecipherable]
ing to three hundred & thirty nine Dollars &c&c. attesting that you h[undecipherable]
duly disbursed that sum — I have only to remark that it wi[undecipherable]
filed with the Original pay roll on which you received the Advance? an[undecipherable]
examined you will be informed of the result —
I am &c
W Simm[undecipherable]
Acc[undecipherable]
Alexander J. Dallas Esqr Accountants Off[undecipherable]
Sir December 20 17[undecipherable]
Your account as P. M. G. to the [undecipherable]
Pennsylvania Militia in 1794 are under examination, and before [undecipherable]
further progress can be made it will be necessary to have explained the [undecipherable]
Principles on which some of the charges are founded, I have therefore to [undecipherable]
request that you will as soon as convenient give a call for that purp[undecipherable]
I am &c
W Simm[undecipherable]
Ac[undecipherable]
The Honble Dwight Foster Department of Wa[undecipherable]
Sir Accountants Off[undecipherable]
December [undecipherable]
In answer to your inquiry respecting Sam[undecipherable]
Camp, I have to inform you that he appears by the Musters of Col. Tho[undecipherable]
Nixons Regt that he enlisted the 14 March 1777 for three Years & tha[undecipherable]
was Omitted on the Musters in December 1777, the reasons not given[undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
William Simmons discusses the accounts of Samuel Camp with Dwight Foster.
Date
12/20/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept of War Accountant's Office
Document number
1797122021555
Page start
118
Notable persons
Dwight Foster
William Simmons
Colonel Thomas Nixon
Colonel Thomas Nixon's Regiment
Samuel Camp
Campe
Notable locations
Dept of War Accountant's Office
Massachusetts
Notable items
musters
abstract of charges
credit
balance
pay

