Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Kilty to pay Lt. James Tripplett.
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John Kilty Esqr Accountants Office
Baltimore May 11 1798
Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred & twenty Dollars, which you will be pleased to pay to Lieut James Tripplett, taking the necessary receipts, holding him accountable, being on account of the Pay of the Marines on board the Frigate Constellation,
Sam &c W Simmons
Acct
Lieut James Tripplett Accountants Office
Baltimore May 11 1798
Sir You will receive from John Kilty Esqr Supervisor Baltimore the sum of One hundred & twenty Dollars, which you will be pleased to give him the necessary receipts, holding yourself accountable, being on account of the pay of the Marines on board this Frigate Constellation,
Sam &c W Simmons
Acct
John Chester Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor Wethersfield May 14 1798
Sir The Treasurer of the United States, will remit you the sum of One hundred & thirty eight dollars & ten cents, which you will be pleased to pay to Lieut Daniel [undecipherable: probable reading Bissell] at Middletown, taking his receipts, being for his pay from 1 January to 30 April 1798 & for balance of his subsistence for the same period.
Sam &c W Simmons
Acct
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Kilty to pay Lt. James Tripplett.
Date
05/11/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798051121055
Page start
338
Note
Cited in Kilty to Simmons, 05/16/1798.
Notable persons
John Kilty
William Simmons
Marines
supervisor Baltimore
Notable locations
Baltimore
Accountant's Office
Maryland
Notable items
frigate Constellation
receipts
pay

