William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with John Steele
Document 1797Williams Simmons requests an advance of monies from the Comptroller of the Treasury, John Steele. Simmons is requesting the money to pay the salaries of War Department staff.
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John Steele Esqre Department of War[?]
Comptroller of the Treasury Accountants Offi[ce]
December 26[undecipherable]
Sir
I have to request that you will be pl[eased] to cause to be advanced to me the sum of eight hundred Dollars (there being appropriated by the Act making additional appropriations for [the] Support of Government, for the Year 1797, passed 10 July 1797) [for] the Salaries of Clerks employed in my Office for extra Services, to com[ply] with the Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 3d. Mar[ch] for which sum I will hold myself accountable to apply the same [in] manner proposed to you on Saturday last.
Saml B. W. Simm[undecipherable]
C. Acc[undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Williams Simmons requests an advance of monies from the Comptroller of the Treasury, John Steele. Simmons is requesting the money to pay the salaries of War Department staff.
Date
12/26/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept of War Accountant's Office
Document number
1797122622055
Page start
132
Notable persons
John Steele
William Simmons
Comptroller of Treasury
House of Representatives
congress
Notable locations
Dept of War Accountant's Office
Notable items
appropriations
act of congress
support of government 1797
resolution of House of Representatives