Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons provides Lt. Webster a balance of his account.
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Lieut Resin Webster Accountants Office
2d Mo S. Regt May 30th 1798
Sir
The receipt rolls of your detachment at Steuben, from 1 January to the 31 October 1796, forwarded by the Pay master General, to this Office for examination, has been compared with the Pay rolls and the sum of two thousand two hundred four dollars & &c, will be entered to your credit on the Books this Office differing from your statement Dr 3..29 arising from errors in making the payments, agreeably to the enclosed State of differences, that sum will accordingly remain to your debit on the Books of this Office until refunded to the Pay master General —
Samd &c Wm Simm[s]
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons provides Lt. Webster a balance of his account.
Date
05/30/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798053021055
Page start
373
Notable persons
Lieutenant Resin Webster
William Simmons
2nd US Regiment
paymaster general
detachment
Notable locations
Steuben
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipt
examination
pay roll
books
payments
statement

