Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Carrington that Lt. Claiborne's receipt was received.
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Edward Carrington Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor. Aichmond. June 9th 1798.
Sir I received your letter of the 2d Instt covering receipt of Lieutt Ferdinand S Osborne for five hundred & fifteen & twenty two cents, which amount will be passed to your Debit on the Books of this Office — Saml do W Simmons
Actt
Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor New York. June 28. 1798
Sir The Treasurer of the United States is to remit you the sum of five hundred & fifty five dollars & thirty cents, which you will be pleased to pay to Captain Frederick Frye Governors Island taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable being for pay of himself, Lieutt John McClellan Wm William Mc Surgeons Mate Samuel Osborne (including forage,) the pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates under the commands of their Captn Frye for May 1798. for subsistence of himself & Doctr Osborne for April & May 98 & for balance of bounty due to Corl Isa Hale ——
Saml do
W Simmons
Acctt
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Carrington that Lt. Claiborne's receipt was received.
Date
06/09/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798060921355
Page start
388
Notable persons
Edward Carrington
William Simmons
supervisor Richmond
Lieutenant Ferdinand Claiborne
Notable locations
Virginia
Richmond
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipt
credit
books

