Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Wilkinson of the anticipated Congressional actions to address the impending military contingency with France.
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John Kilty Equire Accountants Office
Superv. Baltimore November 1st 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 30th ultt. enclo=
=sing the receipt of Capt Staats Morris for Two hundred
dollars paid him on account of the recruiting service
which sum will be entered to your credit on the
books of this Office. I am &c.
Wm Simmons Acct
Doctor Richard Allison D.W. Accountants Office
Cincinate - N.W.T. November 1st 1797 —
Sir
Agreeably to your request contained in
your letter dated 30th August last I send you here=
=with a certificate with the seal of Office affixed
thereto of having paid Matthew Earnest your At=
=torney the sum of Two hundred dollars on ac=
=count of your pay. — I am &c.
Wm Simmons Acct
Mr Seely Tithian Accountants Office
late Capt of a Company November 1st 1797
of New Jersey Militia
Sir
I wrote to Mr Maskell Ewing on the
17th ultt. requesting him to account for monies paid
him for the pay of a company of militia commanded
by you employed to suppress an insurrection in the wes=
=ern counties of Pennsylvania in the year 1794 — in
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Wilkinson of the anticipated Congressional actions to address the impending military contingency with France.
Date
07/13/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798071321855
Page start
453
Notable persons
James Wilkinson
William Simmons
George Washington
Major Cushing
Captain Lewis
Congress
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
New York
Mount Vernon
Notable items
commission
troops
pay

