Bounty Money for Recruits, Etc.
Document 1798Dyson has sent to Simmons $61 in receipts for bounty money paid to recruits enlisted by him. He is now transmitting receipts for $24 which should be placed to his credit. No clothing has yet arrived at Port Tobacco.
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Port Tobacco April 8th 1798
Sir
I wrote you the 19th March Inclosing receipts for bounty money paid the recruits Inlisted by me, amounting to sixty one dollars, I herewith Transmit receipts for twenty four dollars, which please to place to my Credit, no Clothing has yet arrived at this place
I am Sir
With Respect
Your obedt Servt
Saml T Dyson
[William Simmons Esqr]
[a W.D.]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Dyson has sent to Simmons $61 in receipts for bounty money paid to recruits enlisted by him. He is now transmitting receipts for $24 which should be placed to his credit. No clothing has yet arrived at Port Tobacco.
Date
04/08/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Port Tobacco
Document number
1798040870001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Dyson, 04/16/1798.
Notable persons
William Simmons, Accountant of the War Department
Samuel Dyson
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Port Tobacco