Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Dayton that his receipts for bounties paid has come to hand.
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Joseph Millers
Salem? Massachusetts
Sir
I have received your letter of the 23 Inst on the subject of your account for mounting cannon at Salem which has been examined and a balance found due the United States of one hundreds & fifty six Dollars & 20/100, differing from your statement fifteen cents, arising from an overcalculation in your commissions — This balance you are hereby requested to refund to Jonathan Jackson Esqr Supervisor Boston, who will grant you the necessary receipts, one of which you will forwards to this Office for your exhoneration —
Saml &co Wm Simmons
Acctr
Ensign William H Boothe
New Brunswick, N.J.
Accountants Office
May 1st 1798.
Sir
I received your letter of the 28 Ulto enclosing sundry receipts for bounties paid by you, which are filed with those before received subject to undergo a future examination —
Saml &co Wm Simmons
Acctr
Lieutt Horatio R Dayton
Elizabethtown N. J.
Accountants Office
May 1st 1798.
Sir
I received your letter of the 28 Ulto enclosing one receipt for Bounty paid by you last week, which will be filed with those before received to await an examination hereafter —
Saml &co Wm Simmons
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Dayton that his receipts for bounties paid has come to hand.
Date
05/01/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798050121355
Page start
313
Notable persons
Lieutenant Horatio R Dayton
William Simmons
Notable locations
Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Accountant's Office
Notable items
bounty
receipt
pay
file
examination

