Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons discusses with the Secretary at War the compensation to be allotted to Mr. Gale.
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with by sundry Officers similarly circumstanced; indeed where vouchers are defective it is a mode which has been adopted & cannot be dispensed with, if you have any particular objection to the deposition please to remark it —
Sam Sir &c
W. Simmons
Lieutt Hondi R. Clayton
Elizabeth Town New Jersey Accountants Office
July 2d 1793
Sir
I received your letter of the 30 Ulto enclosing Two Receipts for bounties paid by you which are filed with those before transmitted subject to a future examination on the settlement of your Recruiting account — Samr dr
W. Simmons —
Jonathan Jackson Esqr
Boston Accountants Office
July 3rd 1795
Sir
I received your letter of the 26 Ulto covering receipts for payments made by you amounting to Three Thousand [undecipherable] forty dollars & forty eight Cents which will be entered on the Books of Office as usual — Samt dt
W. Simmons
Secty
The Secy of War Accountants Office
Sir July 2nd 17[undecipherable]
I beg leave once more to call to your mind & attention the request contained in my letters of 27 April 93 & 10 May following respecting the compensation to be allowed to Mr Gale Agent for paying the Militia
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons discusses with the Secretary at War the compensation to be allotted to Mr. Gale.
Date
07/02/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798070221455
Page start
422
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Mr. Gale
agent
militia
treasurer
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Maryland
Notable items
books
accounts
money unaccounted for
pay

