Receipt
Document 1798Cover for Captain Gates' receipt. Informs Simmons that he has not been able to obtain receipts from Lt. David Hale. Cited in Simmons to Jackson, 07/20/1798.
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[circle: 16] William Simmons Esquire
Accountant War Department
Philadelphia
[BOSTON]
[Docketing notes, upper right, rotated: [undecipherable] Jonathan Jackson / rec'd 20 [undecipherable] / the [undecipherable] January]
Supervisors Office,
Boston July 14. 1799
Sir
Enclosed is Capt Samuel Gates' receipt for 200 Dollars paid him agreeably to your letter of the 5th instant— I have written twice for proper receipts to be obtained from Lieutenant David Hale for the money directed to be paid him by your letter of 22d May last, but they have not yet come to hand—
I am Sir,
your obed Servt
J. Jackson, Supervisor
William Simmons Esquire }
Accountant War Department }
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Cover for Captain Gates' receipt. Informs Simmons that he has not been able to obtain receipts from Lt. David Hale. Cited in Simmons to Jackson, 07/20/1798.
Date
07/14/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Boston
Document number
1798071470001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Jackson, 07/20/1798.
Notable persons
William Simmons
Jonathan Jackson
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Boston

