Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons provides the balance of Bissell's account given the receipts at hand.
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Augustus De Grasse Accountants Off
Tempy Engineer, Charleston March 15.
Sir
You will receive from Daniel
Supervisor, Charleston, the sum of two hundred & thirty Dollars, you
will please to give him the necessary receipts, being the amount of pay
for compensation from 1 October to 31 December 1797.
Saml Br
P. At
Lt Peter Grayson Accountants Offi
Knoxville March 15.
Belle Canton, Tennessee
Sir
Since writing the original copy
is annexed with the present, a letter has been transmitted to this Office
Mr Craig enclosing the receipt Roll of a Detachment under your com
Fort Kanso Oph, amounting to the sum of three hundred & eight &
twelve Cents, for which you shall be credited on the Books, but y
be pleased to observe that you stand indebted for the 152 Dollars as
in the former.
Saml Be
W Sim
Captn Russell Bissell Accountants Off
Masac Sir March
Sir
I received your letter of the 8 ult wi
Receipt Roll &lose receipts from 1 August to the 3 December 97 inclusive
of yourself & the Detachment under your command the amount rece
Eleven hundred and ninety seven Dollars and six Cents. I advised y
in my letter of November 24 '97 that you would obtain a credit on the
of this Office for the pay for April 97 of James Dougherty which
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons provides the balance of Bissell's account given the receipts at hand.
Date
03/15/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798031522355
Page start
230
Notable persons
Captain Russell Bissell
William Simmons
detachment
James Dougherty
Josheph Hawkins
Notable locations
Presque Isle
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipt roll
receipts
command
credit
pay
voucher
explanation
desertion
forfeited pay
deduction
credit
books

