William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with James Read
Document 1798William Simmons directs James Read to pay Capt. Griffith McRee.
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Administrator or Executor of the balance due him. In [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] deduct[undecipherable]
hundred Dollars standing to his debit here —
I am &c W[undecipherable]
P.S. two hundred Dollars will be remitted to you by Samuel [undecipherable]
Office on account of the recruiting Service for which please to forwa[rd]
your receipts holding yourself accountable —
James Read Esquire Accountants Office
Collector Wilmington N.C. January 27 [undecipherable]
Sir The Treasurer of the United Sta[tes]
remit you the sum of eight Dollars twenty six[undecipherable] Cents, which please [undecipherable]
Captain Griffith J.N. Kee & take his duplicate receipts, holding h[undecipherable]
able for the due application of the Same; it being for balance of pay [undecipherable]
Daniel Miller (late a private in Capt Hathersons Company of [undecipherable]
Engineers) from 1 September to 3 November 97. the date of his Dis[undecipherable]
I am &c W. Simm[undecipherable]
Acct[.]
Captn Griffith J.N. Kee Accountants Office
Wilmington N.C. January 26 [undecipherable]
Sir
I received from the War Office your [undecipherable]
the 4th Instt — enclosing the discharge of Daniel Miller together wi[th]
Muster Rolls of the recruits under your command one of which [undecipherable]
return you for the purpose of making out a Mus[ter] Roll this is an establi[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 directs James Read to pay Capt. Griffith McRee.
Date
01/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798012721355
Page start
180
Notable persons
James Read
William Simmons
collector Wilmington North Carolina
treasurer
Captain Griffith J. McRee
Private Daniel Miller
Captain Kalteisen
company artillerists and engineers
Notable locations
Wilmington, North Carolina
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
receipts
discharge

