Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Carrington to make payment to Capt. Richard Blackburn.
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Nicholas Fish Esq.
New York
Accountants Office
May 22d [9-]
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred & five dollars & [undecipherable], which you will be pleased to pay to Lieutt David Hale at Ellis Islands, taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable, being for pay of Recruits for January 1795 —
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Edwards Carrington Esq.
Supervisor Richmond
Accountants Office
May 22d [undecipherable]
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred & twenty five dollars [undecipherable], which you will be pleased to pay to Capt Richards [?] Blackburn at Norfolk taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable for pay of himself & the detachment under his command for [undecipherable] 1795 —
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Ensign Meriwether Lewis
Charlottesville, Va
Accountants Office
May 22d [undecipherable]
Sir
I received your letter of the 12th enclosing four receipts for payments made by you amounting [to] 40 Dollars which will be filed in this Office to be examined [in] settlement of your recruiting account —
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Carrington to make payment to Capt. Richard Blackburn.
Date
05/22/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798052222555
Page start
359
Notable persons
Edward Carrington
William Simmons
supervisor Richmond
Captain Richard Blackburn
detachment
treasurer
Notable locations
Richmond, Virginia
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
receipts
command

