Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Chester to make payment to Lt. Bissell.
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John Kilty Esqr
Baltimore
Accountants Office
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 Lieutt James Tripplett, taking the necessary receipts, holding him accountable, being on account of the Pay of the Marines on board the Frigate Constellation —
Saml &c
W. Simmons
Acctt
Lieutt James Tripplett
Baltimore
Accountants Office
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 the Frigate Constellation —
Saml &c
W. Simmons
Acctt
John Chester Esqr
Supervisor Wethersfield
Accountants Office
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 Lieutt Daniel Bipsell 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 —
Saml &c
W. [Simmo]ns
[Acctt]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Chester to make payment to Lt. Bissell.
Date
05/14/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798051421055
Page start
338
Note
Cited in Chester to Simmons, 05/23/1798
Notable persons
John Chester
William Simmons
Lieutenant Russell Bissell
treasurer
Notable locations
Wethersfield
Accountant's Office
Connecticut
Middletown
Notable items
pay
receipts
subsistence

