Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Dayton that his receipts for bounties were received.
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Lieut Samuel Dyson
Port Tobacco
Accountants Office
June 16 1798
Sir
I received your letter of the 12 Instt 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 Esqr
Supervisor Portsmouth
Accountants Office
June 18th 1798
Sir
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.
Accountants Office
June 20th 1798
Sir
I received your letter of the 17 Instt 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 Esqr
P.M.G.
Accountants Office
June 20th 1798
Sir
Enclosed is Duplicate of a letter to Lt Andrew Marschalk Duplicates have been forwarded to him to which I have had no reply — I therefore request that you would cause this enclosed to be delivered to him & enforce compliance with the request contained therein — I am &c W Simm[ons]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Dayton that his receipts for bounties were received.
Date
06/20/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798062021155
Page start
401
Notable persons
Lieutenant Horatio R Dayton
William Simmons
Notable locations
Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipts
bounties
settlement
recruiting account

