Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Miller that his receipts for bounties paid have arrived.
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Ensn Willm & Book
New Brunswick No J.
Accountants O[ffice]
April [—]
Sir
I received your letter of the [—] enclosing sundry receipts for bounties paid by you which [will be filed] in the usual manner on file subject to an examination agreeably to your request, will take place as soon as p[ossible] when you will be informed of the result —
Samr W[—]
Captn Edward Miller
Middletown, Connt
Accountants O[ffice]
April [—]
Sir
I received your letter of the [—] enclosing four Receipts for bounties paid by you & also Capt. Lyselle at [Presqu'isle?] the former will be filed with [what is] already received from you subject to a future examination the latter will be forwarded by the next Western Mail from here —
Samr W[—]
Lieut Horatio R. Layton
Elizabethtown No J.
Accountants O[ffice]
April [—]
Sir
I received your letter of the [—] enclosing one receipt for bounty paid by you which is filed with those before received from you subject to a future examination & settlement of your recruiting account.
There are no printed lists of the Officers of the Army to be spared either at this or the War Office. I have [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Miller that his receipts for bounties paid have arrived.
Date
04/16/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798041621655
Page start
288
Notable persons
Captain Edward Miller
William Simmons
Captain Bissell
Notable locations
Middletown, Connecticut
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipts
bounties
file
examination

