Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons provides McRee a balance of his account.
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Griffith [Mc?]Clure Esqr
Collector Wilmington No Ca
Sir
I received your letter of the 25 Ulto enclosing Muster & Pay rolls for April of the Recruits at Fort Johnston which have undergone examination the result is as follows Viz:
Amount of Pay stated by you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108. 16
To which add for short calculation on pay of G P Fisher . . . . .67
108. 83
From which deduct 9 Days pay overcharged for Reuben Corkins
he being Mustered from 10 April 93 and pay made up
for all the month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 20
107. 63
leaving an amount of One hundred & seven Dollars &63/100, which you will have remitted to you by the Treasurer of the United States & for which you will be pleased to transmitted the Receipt rolls of the individuals to exonerate you from the charge on the Books of this Office —
Saml &c
Wm Simmons
Acctt [O?]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons provides McRee a balance of his account.
Date
07/20/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798072021555
Page start
459
Notable persons
Griffith J. McRee
William Simmons
collector Wilmington North Carolina
recruits
G.P. Fisher
Reuben Corkins
treasurer
McRea
Notable locations
Wilmington, North Carolina
Accountant's Office
Fort Johnston
Notable items
muster rolls
pay rolls
examination
pay
short calculation on pay
overcharge
remit
receipt roll
exonerate
books
charge

