Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Knight that his receipts for bounties were received.
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Lieut. Nanning Visscher
Fort Oswego —
Accountants Office
July 26th 1798.
Sir
I have received your letter dated the 3d Inst. — Your subsistence account having been examined & found right the amount being two hundreds & twenty one Dollars & [undecipherable] has been paid to the order of Messrs Bleeckers agreeably to your request.
I am &c
W. Simmons
Acct.
John Kilty Esqr
Supervisor Baltimore —
Accountants Office
July 26th 1798.
Sir
Your letter of the 23d Inst. Comes to hand enclosing the receipt of Lieut. Samuel Dyson for two hundred twenty one Dollars & [undecipherable], which sum will be entered on the Books of this Office in the usual manner.
I am &c
W. Simmons
Acct.
Lieut. John Knight
Chester Town, Maryland
Accountants Office
July 26th 1798.
Sir
I received your letter of the 21 Inst. enclosing sundry receipts for bounties paid by you which are filed subject to an examination on the settlement of your recruiting account.
I have to request that in future the Bounty receipts transmitted by you may be witnessed, especially when the parties cannot write and that each transmission be accompanied with a list of the Receipts with the amount paid to each Recruit opposed to his name.
I am &c W. [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Knight that his receipts for bounties were received.
Date
07/26/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798072621455
Page start
467
Notable persons
Lieutenant John Knight
William Simmons
recruit
Notable locations
Chester Town, Maryland
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipts
bounties
examination
settlement
recruiting account
list
amount paid

