Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons provides Freeman a balance of his account.
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Isaac Craig Esqr
Pittsburg
Accountants Office
April 20th 1795
Sir
Enclosed is a letter that came under cover to me from Capt. Edwards Miller for Capt. Russell Bissell at Presque Isle, and which I request you will be so obliging as to forward to him by the first safe conveyance
Samo W. Simmons
Acct.
Lieut. James Sterrett
Care of Isaac Craig, Esqr Pittsburg
Accountants Office
April 20 1795
Sir
I received your letter of the 9 Inst. and note its contents. I have reported the amount of Pay and Forage due you to the 1 Inst. (being one hundred and eighty six Dollars) to the Secretary of War who will undoubtedly issue a Warrant for the same immediately after the appropriations are passed, and when you may rest assured the greatest diligence will be used on my part to have the same remitted to you
Samo W. Simmons
Acct.
Lieut. Nehemiah Freeman
&P M 2 Westbrook, N.H.
Accountants Office
April 21 1795
Sir
The vouchers contained in your letter of the 21 Ult. have undergone examination & have been found free of error, you will accordingly receive credit on the Books of this Office for the different sums charged in your account Current, which will finally leave a balance in your hands unaccounted for of Twenty nine Dollars & forty five cents
Samo W. Simmons
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons provides Freeman a balance of his account.
Date
04/21/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798042121255
Page start
297
Notable persons
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
temporary paymaster West Point
Notable locations
West Point, New York
Notable items
credit
free of error
examination
vouchers
account
balance

