Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons returns the claims of Lt. Landais because the Accountant's Office has no confirmation of the authority under which Landais mustered troops.
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[Duplicates directed to him 3 June 79]
Lieut Joseph Crumpin
Care of John Kiley Esqr Baltimore Accountants Office
June 4th 1798
Sir
You stand charged on the Books of this Office with the sum of four hundred eighty eight Dollars, received the 16 April 1[undecipherable] for the pay of yourself & Detachment stationed at Whitestone Point under your command for February & March 1797. I have to request you to immediately furnish me with a receipt role of said Detachment for that period that the amount paid by you otherwise may be passed to the credit of your account.
Samo &c Wm Simmons
Acct
Francis Mentges Esqr Accountants Office
June 2d 1798
Sir
Your account for expenditures in the War Department from the 24th February to the 1 May 1798, has been examined & after charging you with the sum of six hundred [undecipherable] you received on the 20 march last, you remain indebted in the sum of forty eight dollars & six Cents, for which you continue to be held accountable on the Books of this Office
Saml &c Wm [undecipherable]
Acct
Lieut Philip Landais Accountants Office
of the Art. & Engrs Fort [undecipherable] June 4th 1798
Point Sir I have received your letter of the 1st Inst. and a Muster Role & Pay Role of Capt Staats Morris's Company of [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons returns the claims of Lt. Landais because the Accountant's Office has no confirmation of the authority under which Landais mustered troops.
Date
06/04/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798060421255
Page start
379
Notable persons
Lieutenant Philip Landais
William Simmons
Artillerists and Engineers
Captain Staats Morris
company
Notable locations
Baltimore
Maryland
Fort Whetstone Point
Accountant's Office
Notable items
musters
oath
muster roll
pay roll

