Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons confirms that Meriwether Lewis' receipts for bounties paid have come to hand. Simmons also mentions the component parts of a ration.
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Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants Office
Supervr New York March 25
Sir
Several Officers to whom you have
have transmitted receipts rolls for the payment of the same to those
who were entitled to receive it, which rolls cannot be entered on it
of this Office 'till you send forwards the receipts of those Officers, w
request may immediately be attended to, to enable me to have the
entries made
I am &c W Simmo
Acco
Ensign D. Meriwether Lewis Accountants O
Charlottesville Va March
Sir
I have received your letter
instant inclosing sundry receipts for Bounties paid by you and
heirs of Ulsick which will be filed subject to a future examination
of your Recruiting accounts.
Agreeably to your request I have caused
to be made at the Treasury Department to know the contract
the component parts of a ration at Charlottesville & I am informed th
accounts on that subject have hitherto been transmitted from th
I am &c W Sim
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Samuel Meredith Esqr Accountants O
Treasurer of the U.S. March 9
Sir
Inclosed is a receipt of John Habersham
of the Customs for Savanna in Georgia Amounting to One Thou
four Dollars & 1 Cent, also a Warrant for that sum, being for the
Contingent expences of the War Department, to which Warrant
agreeably to a request of the Comptroller of the Treasury
I am
Sam
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons confirms that Meriwether Lewis' receipts for bounties paid have come to hand. Simmons also mentions the component parts of a ration.
Date
03/22/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798032221955
Page start
246
Notable persons
Ensign Meriwether Lewis
William Simmons
treasury
Notable locations
Charlottesville, Virginia
Accountant's Office
Notable items
ration
contract
examination
recruiting account
receipts
bounties
examination
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