Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Chester that Lt. Bissell's receipt was received.
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John Kilty Eqr
Supervisor, Baltimore Accountants Office
May 25th 179[undecipherable]
Sir
I received your letter enclosing the receipt [undecipherable]
Lieut. Peter Shoemaker for two hundred Dollars which will be [undecipherable]
to the credit of your account on the Books of this Office.
Saml [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
John Chester, Eqr
Supervisor, Wethersfield Accountants Office
May 25 [undecipherable]
Sir
I received your letter of the 23 Inst. enclosing
the receipt of Lieut. Daniel Biselle for One hundred thirty eight
dollars & ten cents, which amount will be passed to the credit of
your account on the Books of this Office.
Saml [undecipherable]
W. Simms
Asst
The Honble
John Hunter Eqr Accountants Office
May 28th 179[undecipherable]
Sir
I have examined the Claims you left at this
Office, one in the name of Lieut. Col. James Mayson, and the other
Robert Richey late of the 3d South Carolina Regiment, both of which
are in my opinion inadmissable and have noted the reasons on
them which I have the honor to return to you — I have not
fully made up my mind on the claim of Thomas Hutchinson —
being satisfied with the documents produced in support of it,
Hutchinson was here to answer certain interrogations that I [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Chester that Lt. Bissell's receipt was received.
Date
05/28/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798052821155
Page start
369
Notable persons
John Chester
William Simmons
Lieutenant Daniel Bissell
supervisor Wethersfield Connecticut
Notable locations
Connecticut
Wethersfield
Accountant's Office
Notable items
credit
account
books
receipt

