William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Capt. McRee
Document 1798William Simmons informs Capt. McRee that James Read will pay him.
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Administrator or Executor of the balance due him — In [undecipherable] this [undecipherable]
it would be well to forward his receipts to this Office for any
of Public monies you may have made him & They will be [undecipherable]
from the amount which may be found due him [undecipherable] after deduct[undecipherable]
hundred Dollars standing to his debit here —
I am &c W [undecipherable: Simm]
P.S. Two hundred Dollars will be remitted to you by Samuel [undecipherable]
Office on account of the recruiting Service for which please to forward
your receipts holding yourself accountable —
James Read Esquire Accountants Office
Collector Wilmington N C. January 27 [undecipherable]
Sir The Treasurer of the United Sta[undecipherable]
remit you the sum of eight Dollars twenty [undecipherable] Cents, which please [undecipherable]
Captain Griffith I N [undecipherable: McRee] & take his duplicate receipts holding h[undecipherable]
able for the due application of the Same, it being for balance to pay
Daniel Miller (late [undecipherable] private in Capt [undecipherable] Company of [undecipherable] Artille[undecipherable]
Engineers) from 1 September to 3 November 97. the date of his Disc[undecipherable]
I am &c W [undecipherable: Simm]
Acct
Capt Griffith I N McRee Accountants Office
Wilmington N C. January 26 [undecipherable]
Sir I received from the War Office your [undecipherable]
the 4. Inst. — enclosing the discharge of Daniel Miller together w[undecipherable]
Muster Rolls of the recruits under your command one of which [undecipherable]
return you for the purpose of making out a Muster Roll this is an establis[undecipherable]
with all commanding Officers & which I thought must have come to [undecipherable]
knowledge ere this — The pay & Muster Rolls are then to be forwarded [undecipherable]
Office when an examination will take place and the proper amount [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
William Simmons informs Capt. McRee that James Read will pay him.
Date
01/26/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798012621755
Page start
180
Notable persons
Captain Griffith J. McRee
William Simmons
Daniel Miller
recruits
Daniel Miller
commanding officer
James Read
collector at Wilmington
Notable locations
Wilmington, North Carolina
Accountant's Office
Notable items
balance
pay
exonerate
books
discharge
muster roll
pay roll

