Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons confirms that Dyson's receipts for bounties paid have come to hand.
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Ensign William R. Boote
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Sir Accountants Office
April 23 1798
I received your letter of the 21 Instt enclosing sundry receipts for Bounty paid by you amounting to Ten dollars which will be filed subject to a future examination on the settlement of your recruiting account—
Sam &c
W Simmons
Acctt
Lieut. Horatio R. Dayton
Elizabeth Town N.J.
Sir Accountants Office
April 23 1798
I received your letter of the 21 Instant enclosing Charles Derche's receipt for 4 Dollars for Bounty paid by you which will be filed subject to a future examination on the settlement of your recruiting account—
Sam &c W Simmons
Acctt
Lieut. Samuel S. Dyson
Port Tobacco, Maryland
Sir Accountants Office
April 25 1798
I received your letter of the 17 Instt enclosing sundry receipts for bounties paid by you which are filed in the usual manner subject to a future settlement—
I have once more communicated your want of Clothing for your recruits at the War Office where the remedy rests—
Sam &c
W Simmons
Acctt
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons confirms that Dyson's receipts for bounties paid have come to hand.
Date
04/21/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798042121055
Page start
299
Note
Cited in Dyson to Simmons, 05/01/1798.
Notable persons
Lieutenant Samuel Dyson
William Simmons
recruits
Notable locations
Port Tobacco, Maryland
Accountant's Office
Notable items
clothing
bounties
receipts
settlement

