Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Ensign William Boote at New Brunswick, NJ.
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Richmonds on your giving him the necessary receipts for the same holding yourself accountable for the due application thereof.
The Receipts contained in your letter aforesaid for Bounties paid by you are filed with those already received subject to a settlement of your Recruiting account.
Sam He W Simmons
Accts
Nicholas Fish Accountants Office
Supervisor N Y. April 27. 1798
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred and eighteen dollars & seventy eight cents which you will be pleased to pay to Ensign William H. Booth at New Brunswick, New Jersey, taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable being for Pay of himself and the Recruits under his command for February 98
Sam He W Simmons
Accts
John Chester Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisr Wethersfield 1798
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred & seventy four Dollars and twenty seven Cents which you will be pleased to pay to Capt Edwards Miller Pd Middletown taking the necessary receipts, holding him accountable for the same being for pay of himself, Ensign & Samuel Farmele[?], and the non Commissioned Officers & Privates of the Detachment of Recruits under his command for February 1798. —
Sam He
W Simmons
Accts
[Cancelled — Capt Miller being now in this City the Pay of himself & Detachment for February as above was pd to himself May 17 1798]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Ensign William Boote at New Brunswick, NJ.
Date
04/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798042721255
Page start
243
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
treasurer
detachment
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
New Brunswick New Jersey
Notable items
command
pay
receipts

