Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Jackson to make payment to Samuel Deblois aboard the USS Constitution.
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the advances, from Col. Nevills and is therefore suspended until further information is obtained from him respecting the difference —
Samd W. Simmons
Acctt
Jon.n Jackson Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor — Boston, May 15th 1798
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of three thousand dollars, which you will be pleased to pay to Samuel S Deblois Purser of the Frigate Constitution on his giving you the necessary receipts holding himself accountable being on account of the pay of the Seamen & Marines, of the [strikethrough: said] Frigate —
Samd W. Simmons
Acctt
Mr Samuel S Deblois Accountants Office
Purser of the Frigate Constitution, May 15th 1798
Boston Sir
You will receive from Jonathan Jackson Esqr Supervisor at Boston the sum of three thousand dollars for which you will be pleased to give him the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable for the due application of the same, being on account of the pay of the Seamen & Marines of the Frigate Constitution —
Samd W. Simmons
Acctt
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Jackson to make payment to Samuel Deblois aboard the USS Constitution.
Date
05/15/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798051521055
Page start
340
Note
Cited in Jackson to Simmons, 05/23/1798.
Notable persons
Jonathan Jackson
William Simmons
Samuel Deblois
supervisor Boston
treasurer
purser
seamen
marines
Notable locations
Boston
Accountant's Office
Notable items
frigate Constitution
pay
receipts
account

