Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Fish that Lt. Freeman's receipt was received.
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Edw Carrington
Supervisor Richmond Accountants Office
May 26 179[undecipherable]
Sir
I received your letter of the 21 Inst. cove[ring]
the receipts of D.r Ferdinand L Claiborne & his Sam.l Cruite[undecipherable]
for six hundred seventeen dollars & thirty four cents which amoun[t]
will be entered to your credit on the Books of this Office
Sam.l [undecipherable] W Sim[undecipherable]
Ac[undecipherable]
Lewis Samuel S. Dyson Accountants Office
Port Tobacco May 26 1798
Sir I received your letter of the 22.d Inst.
enclosing Receipts for Bounties paid by you which are filed in the
usual manner subject to a future examination.
As respects your pay it has been included for April in
Morris's Pay rolls which has been reported on and now awaits his
arrival here which is hourly expected when he gets it he will
transmit it to you without delay, I propose when the present is
expired to have your pay for it transmitted to you thro' the same
channel
Sam.l [undecipherable] W Simmons
Ac[undecipherable]
Nich.t Fish Esq.r D.W.
Supervisor, N.Y. Accountants Office
May 26 1798
Sir I received your letter of the 25 Inst.2d enclosing
Nich.t Freeman's receipt for four hundred eighty nine dollars and sev[undecipherable]
cents which will be passed to your credit on the Books of this Offic[e]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Fish that Lt. Freeman's receipt was received.
Date
05/26/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798052621855
Page start
367
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
supervisor New York
Nehemiah Freeman
treasurer
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
books
credit
New York note
commissions for receiving and paying monies

