Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Dyson that his receipts for bounties were received.
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Lieut. Samuel H Dyson
Port Tobacco
Sir
Accountants Office
June 16th 1798.
I received your letter of the 12 Inst.t enclosing receipts for Bounties paid by you which are filed with those heretofore transmitted by you subject to a future examination on the settlement of your recruiting account —
I am &c
W Simmons
Acctt
Nathaniel Rogers Eqr.
Supervisor Portsmouth
Sir
Accountants Office
June 18.th 1798.
I received your letter of the 7 Inst.t enclosing the receipt of Edmund H Quincy for one hundred dollars which will be entered on the Books of this Office in the usual manner —
I am &c W Simmons
acctt
Lieut. Horatio R Dayton
Elizabethtown N. J.
Sir
Accountants Office
June 20.th 1798.
I received your letter of the 17 Inst.t enclosing sundry receipts for Bounties paid by you which are filed with those before received from you to await the settlement of your recruiting account —
I am &c W Simmons Acctt
Caleb Swain Eqr.
P.M.G.
Sir
Accountants Office
June 20.th 1798.
Enclosed is Duplicate of a letter to Lt Andrew Marschalk Duplicates have been forwarded to him to which I have had no reply from us therefore request that you would cause this enclosed to be delivered to him By enforce compliance with the request contained therein — I am &c W Simm[ons]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Dyson that his receipts for bounties were received.
Date
06/16/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798061621255
Page start
401
Notable persons
Lieutenant Samuel Dyson
William Simmons
Notable locations
Fort Tobacco
Accountant's Office
Maryland
Notable items
receipts
bounties
pay
examination
settlement
recruiting account

