Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Shoemaker that receipts for bounties paid has arrived.
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Mr Fredk Sprig—
Assistant Mr k. West Point—
Accountants Office
April 6th 179[?]
June 1st
Sir I duly received your letter of the[?] enclosing your salary account for January, February, & march amounting to ninety Dollars which sum you will receive from Fish supervisor at New York on giving him the necessary recei[pt]—
Sam 8c Wm Simm[ons]
Ac[c]t
Nichs Fish Esqr
Supervisor New York—
Accountants Off[ice]
April 6th 179[?]
June 11th
Sir The Treasurer of the United St[ates] remit you the sum of Ninety Dollars, which please to pay to Sprig, Assistant Military Store keeper at West Point, it being salary from 1 January to 31 march 1798, and take his duplicate for the same —
Sam 8c Wm Simm[ons]
Ac[c]t
Lieutt Peter Shoemaker
Frederick Town Maryland—
Accountants Office
April 7th 179[?]
Sir I received your letter of the[?] enclosing the receipts therein mentioned for bounties paid by which will be filed subject to a future examination for the settlement of your recruiting accounts—
Jam 8c
Wm Simmon[s]
Acct
[marginalia: Recd and 1st May 98]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Shoemaker that receipts for bounties paid has arrived.
Date
04/07/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798040721755
Page start
272
Notable persons
Lieutenant Peter Shoemaker
William Simmons
Notable locations
Frederick Town, Maryland
Accountant's Office
Notable items
bounties
examination
files
settlement
recruiting account

