Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons directs Buchanan to answer to the previously forwarded account current.
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Estimates arrives, the money will be forwarded
Sam &o
W.Simmons
Acct
John Habersham Esq. Accountants Office
Savannah Georgia June 12th 1798
Sir
You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the sum of three thousand seven hundred & seventy dollars on account of the pay of the Troops in Georgia for January & February 1798 & for which you will be held accountable —
Sam &o
W.Simmons
Acct
Mr John Buchanan Accountants Office
Hagerstown near Williamsport June 12, 1798
Maryland
Sir
I wrote you on the 4 Inst. enclosing a statement of your account current, to which I requested your attention. As I have not heard from you on the subject I have to renew the application & hope you will immediately comply therewith —
expecting an answer.
I remain Sir &o
W.Simmons Acct
Mr Samuel Vincent Accountants Office
Baltimore June 12th 1798
Sir
I wrote you on the 24th April last enclosing a statement of your account current, to which I requested your attention— and have not heard from you on the subject I have to renew the application & hope you will immediately comply therewith, expecting an answer
I remain &o W[undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons directs Buchanan to answer to the previously forwarded account current.
Date
06/12/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798061221855
Page start
393
Notable persons
John Buchanan
William Simmons
Notable locations
Hagerstown, near Williamsport, Maryland
Accountant's Office
Notable items
statement
account

