Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Lt. Dyson that his receipts for bounties paid has come to hand.
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Lieut Samuel S Dyson Accountants Office
Port Tobacco April 16[undecipherable]
Sir
I received your letter of the [undecipherable] enclosing receipts for bounties paid by you which are filed [undecipherable] a future examination [on/and] the settlement of your recruiting [undecipherable] I received no letter from you [for/of] March (as mentioned in your last letter) the only one I rec[undecipherable] you since your went to Port Tobacco was dated the 24th [undecipherable] month & acknowledged the 31st following.
I have once more made your [undecipherable] of Clothing to be known at the War Office—
Sam [undecipherable]
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Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants Office
Supervr No [undecipherable] 179[undecipherable]
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States [undecipherable] you the sum of one thousand & seventy one Dollars & sixty [undecipherable] which you will be pleased to pay to Lieut Nehemiah Freeman at West Point taking the necessary receipts holding him acc[undecipherable] for the due application of the same, being for pay, sub[undecipherable] forage [undecipherable] of the commissioned Officers, Pay of the non comm[undecipherable] Officers & Privates and balance of bounties due to the Corps [undecipherable] stationed at West Point up to the 31 March 1795 inclusive
Sam [undecipherable]
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Lt. Dyson that his receipts for bounties paid has come to hand.
Date
04/16/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798041621055
Page start
286
Note
Cited in Dyson to Simmons, 05/01/1798.
Notable persons
Lieutenant Samuel T Dyson
William Simmons
Notable locations
Port Tobacco
Accountant's Office
Maryland
Notable items
bounties
receipts
examination
settlement
recruiting account
clothing

