Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Carrington to make payment.
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Captr Fredk Frye Accountants O[undecipherable]
Governor's Island, May [undecipherable]
Sir You will receive from Nichol[undecipherable]
Esqr supervisor New York the sum of four hundred &
two Dollars & fifty two Cents (agreeably to my letter to you
May 9[undecipherable]) for which you will be pleased to give him the m[undecipherable]
receipts holding yourself accountable being for pay of you[undecipherable]
the Detachment under your command for April 1795, in[undecipherable]
that of the recruits enlisted by Lieut Hale for the sam[undecipherable]
Saml &c W[undecipherable]
Edward Carrington Esqr Accountants O[undecipherable]
Supervisor Richmond, May 5[undecipherable]
May 31
Sir The Treasurer of the Unite[undecipherable]
will remit you the sum of One hundred eighteen Dollars [undecipherable]
cents, which you will be pleased to pay to Lieutt Thom[undecipherable]
and take the necessary receipts therefor, it being [undecipherable]
Subsistence from January to 31 March 1795 inclusive.
Saml &c W[undecipherable]
The Secy of War Accountants O[undecipherable]
May 4[undecipherable]
Sir I received a letter yesterday from a Lieut [undecipherable]
Baltimore inclosing vouchers for payments [undecipherable]
marines that he alledges to have enlisted & sent on board the
Frigate in which letter he requests the amount [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Carrington to make payment.
Date
05/31/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798053122155
Page start
324
Notable persons
Edward Carrington
William Simmons
supervisor Richmond Virginia
treasurer
Lieutenant Thomas Underwood
Notable locations
Virginia
Richmond
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipts
pay
subsistence

