Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs that Lt. Dyson's receipt has been received.
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Mr Edmunds H Quincy
Superintendt of the Navy Yd
Portsmoutha
Sir
I received your letter of the 3[undecipherable] enclosing your account for salary as Superintendant of the [Navy] Yard at Portsmouth from 1 January to 31 March 98 am[ounting] to one hundred dollars, which sum you will receive from Nathaniel Rogers, Eqr. supervisor at Portsmouth, on [giving] him your duplicate receipts for the same.
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John Kilty Eqr
Supervisor, Baltimore
Sir
I have received your letter of the 25 [undecipherable] the receipt of Dr Samuel [Dyson] for two hundred dollars, rem[itted] him for the recruiting service, which sum will be entered [to his] credit on the books of this Office —
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Jonathan Jacksons, Eqr
Supervisor — Boston
Sir
Joseph Hillers Eqr agent for [the] at Salem, stands indebted to the United States in the sum of [one] hundred & fifty six Dollars & [undecipherable], which sum the has been desi[red to] refund, to you & take the necessary receipts. You will accord[ingly be] pleased to receive the said sum & hold it subject to the order [of the] Treasurer of the United States —
Saml Bo [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs that Lt. Dyson's receipt has been received.
Date
04/28/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798042821155
Page start
312
Notable persons
John Kilty
William Simmons
supervisor Baltimore
Lieutenant Samuel Dyson
recruiting service
Notable locations
Baltimore
Accountant's Office
Notable items
credit
books

