Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons discusses the account settlement of Lt. Lawrence Manning of Lee's Legion with Rep. Foster.
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Ensign Hugh Mc Call Accountants' Offi[ce]
Fort Wilkinson, Georgia, Apri[l —]
Sir
I have received your letter of [undecipherable]
alth- enclosing estimates of the troops in Georgia for Jan
& February 1798 —
In reply to your question relative to the Pay of reinlist[undecipherable]
I enclose you a copy of the letter of the Secretary of War on that[undecipherable]
to Capt James Taylor which will be your guide in mak[ing]
the payments —
No Appropriations having Yet passed by Congress [undecipherable]
for the Estimates cannot yet be forwarded —
Sam[undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
The Honble Accountants' Offi[ce]
Dwight Foster, April 23d 1[undecipherable]
Sir
I received your letter of this date enc[undecipherable]
the memorial of Lawrence Manning, Lieutt in Lee's Legion, purp[undecipherable]
that his final settlement certificates were received by an unautho[undecipherable]
Agreeably to your request I have to inform you, that on the 3[undecipherable]
March 1785, Capt James Heard did receive (as agent to said [undecipherable])
Andrew Dunscomb, assistant commissioner of accots, three hu[undecipherable]
nine Certificates numberd from 80,343 to 80,495, and from 87,401[undecipherable]
both inclusive amounting to forty eight thousands two hundred
five dollars, among which were the following I described certi[undecipherable]
for the balance of pay subsistence & commutation of the afore[undecipherable]
manning, viz —
Certificate No 87,427 for 562. 13 on Interest from [undecipherable]
. 87,431 .... 33 . 30 15[undecipherable]
. 87,434 .... 1929 . 36
.. 87,554 .... 33 . 30
2559 . 21
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons discusses the account settlement of Lt. Lawrence Manning of Lee's Legion with Rep. Foster.
Date
04/23/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798042321155
Page start
300
Notable persons
Dwight Foster
William Simmons
congress
Lieutenant Lawrence Manning
Lee's Legion
Andrew Dunscomb
Captain James Heard
agent
assistant commissioner of accounts
state executive
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
certificate
balance
pay
subsistence
commutation
memorial

