Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Fergus to expect payment from Griffith McRee.
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Capt Samuel Eddens
of the 2nd Regt & A.E. Richmond,
Accountants Office
July 5th 1798
Sir
You will receive from Edward Carrington Esqr Supervisor Richmond the sum of two hundred dollars for which you will be pleased to give him the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable being for the Recruiting service —
Sam dc
W. Simmons
Acct c
Griffith J. Mc Ree Esqr
Collector Wilmington No Ca
Accountants Office
July 5th 1793
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of two hundred dollars which you will be pleased to pay to Lieutt John Fergus Junr of the 2d Regiment of Artillery at Wilmington taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable being for the Recruiting service —
Sam dc
W. Simmons
Acct c
Lieutt John Fergus Junr
2d A.E.
Wilmington No Ca
Accountants Office
July 5th 1798
You will receive from Griffith J. Mc Ree
Collector at Wilmington North Carolina the sum of two hundred Dollars for which you will be pleased to give him the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable being for the Recruiting service —
Sam dc
W. Simmons
Acct c
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Fergus to expect payment from Griffith McRee.
Date
07/05/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798070521155
Page start
429
Note
Cited in Fergus to Simmons, 08/08/1798.
Notable persons
Lieutenant John Fergus Jr
William Simmons
2nd Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
Griffith J. McRee
collector Wilmington North Carolina
recruiting service
McRea
Notable locations
Wilmington, North Carolina
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipts
pay

