Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Bryant to expect payment from Jonathan Jackson in Boston.
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Jon.n Jackson Esqr Accountants Of
Supervisor, Boston, May 7,
May 31
Sir
The Treasurer of the United [States will] remit you the sum of one hundred & forty dollars, & fo[rty] Cents, will you will please to pay to Mr. John Bryant, Commissary of military stores at Springfield, on his giving the necessary receipts for the same; it being for his salar[y] 1 January to 31 March 1795 (including three bills, for w[ork] and supplies furnished at the Magazine —
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Mr John Bryant, Accountants [Office]
Dept Commy of Mily Stores May [7,]
Springfield, Massachusetts, May 31
Sir
I received your letter of the 15 [undecipherable] [with] your account of salary, from 1 January to 31 March 1795, with several bills, for work done and supplies furnishe[d at the] Magazine — amounting together to one hundred forty doll[ars] forty eight cents, which sum you will receive as usual fro[m] Jonathan Jackson Supervisor at Boston on giving him you[r] duplicate receipts for the same —
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Bryant to expect payment from Jonathan Jackson in Boston.
Date
05/31/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798053121955
Page start
314
Notable persons
John Bryant
William Simmons
Jonathan Jackson
supervisor Boston
deputy commissary military stores
Notable locations
armory
magazine
Springfield, Massachusetts
Accountant's Office
Notable items
salary
bills
supplies
receipts

