Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Jackson that Capt. Edward Turner's receipt was received.
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Jonathan Jackson Esqre
Supervisor, Boston
Accountants Office
June 6th 1798.
Sir
I duly received your letter of the 31 Ulto enclosing the receipt of Capt. Edward D Turner for two hundred five Dollars yr &c, being for his pay & subsistence from 1 January to 30 April 1798 which sum will be entered to your credit on the Books of this Office —
Saml d W Simmons
Acct [undecipherable]
Lieut David Hale
Portland
Accountants Office
June 16th 1798.
Sir
I have received your letter of the 31 Ulto, and in answer I have to refer you to my letter of the 21 Ulto directed to you at Portland which accompanied the remittance & copy of which I enclose you lest the original may have miscarried — You will there see that a part of the balance charged by you was remitted to Mr Fish —
Saml d W Simmons
Acct [undecipherable]
Mr Hugh Caperton
Green Brier County
Virginia
Accountants Office
June 6th 1798.
Sir
I received your letter of the 18th Instant, a copy of which shall be transmitted to Capt Thomas Lewis by the first Post he is at present in the Western Country —
Saml d
W Simmons, Acct
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Jackson that Capt. Edward Turner's receipt was received.
Date
06/06/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798060621455
Page start
382
Notable persons
Jonathan Jackson
William Simmons
supervisor Boston
Captain Edward Turner
Notable locations
Boston
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipt
pay
subsistence
credit
books

