Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Caperton that his letter was received and a copy will be forwarded to Capt. Thomas Lewis.
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Jonathan Jackson Esqre
Supervisor, Boston
Accountants Office
June 6th 1793.
Sir
I duly received your letter of this 31 Ulto enclosing the receipt of Captr Edward D Turner for two hundred five Dollars yds, 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 W Simmons
Acctg
Lieutt David Hale
Portland
Accountants Office
June 6th 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 to W Simmons
Acctg
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 Captn Thomas Lewis by the first Post he is at present in the Western Country —
Saml to
W Simmons, Acctg
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Caperton that his letter was received and a copy will be forwarded to Capt. Thomas Lewis.
Date
06/06/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798060621655
Page start
382
Notable persons
Hugh Caperton
William Simmons
Captain Thomas Lewis
Notable locations
Green Brier County, Virginia
Accountant's Office
Western Country
Notable items
post
letter
copy

