Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons discusses the claims of Robert Rickey and James Mayson with John Hunter.
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John Kilty Esqr
Supervisor Baltimore Accountants Office
May 25th 179[5]
Sir
I received your letter enclosing the receipt [of]
Lieut. Peter Shoemaker for two hundred Dollars which will be p[assed]
to the credit of your account on the Books of this Office.
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John Chester, Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor Wethersfield May 25[th]
Sir
I received your letter of the 23 Inst. encl[osing]
the receipt of Lieut. Daniel Bisell 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.
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The Honble
John Hunter Esqr Accountants Office
May 28th 179[5]
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 wh[ich]
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 discusses the claims of Robert Rickey and James Mayson with John Hunter.
Date
05/28/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798052821255
Page start
369
Notable persons
John Hunter
William Simmons
Lieutenant Colonel James Mayson
Robert Rickey
3rd South Carolina Regiment
Thomas Hutchinson
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
South Carolina
Notable items
claims
inadmissible
documents
interrogations
balance

