Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons discusses the account of William Hall with Thomas Claiborne.
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I have had your account of Commissions for receiving and paying monies from this Department examined & finds the sum of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr 96. 57.
due you thereon, out of which I have paid into the Treasurers hands this amount . . . . . . . 49. 17½
receipt for which will be transmitted you from the Treasury Department and retained . . . . . . 5. — being for the New York note sent you, which is conformable to your request? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54. 17
the balance of Dr 42. 40 will be forwarded to you by the Treasurer of the United States in the usual manner
Samt
W Simmons
C. Act. 2
The Honble Accountants Office
Thomas Claiborne May 26 1798
Sir I have caused to be examined the Settlement made with John [undecipherable], By-agent & auditor for settling the accounts of the Officers & Soldiers of the Georgia line from the dates of appointments to the 1 August 1780, agreeably to the several Muster & Pay rolls in this Office & cannot find the name of William Hall on either of them. I should therefore suppose that if he was an Officer it must have been in one of the State Regiments not on the Military Establishment and of which I have no return —
Samt du
W Simmons
Act 2
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons discusses the account of William Hall with Thomas Claiborne.
Date
05/26/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798052621955
Page start
368
Notable persons
Honorable Thomas Claiborne
William Simmons
John Wereat
agent
auditor for settling accounts
officers of Georgia line
soldiers of Georgia line
regiment
military establishment
William Hall
representative
congress
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Georgia
Virginia
Brunswick County
Notable items
accounts
appointments
muster roll
pay roll
return

