Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Fish that his receipts were received.
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Major John H. Buell
Hebron near middletown
Connecticut
Accountants Office
July 27th 1798
Sir,
I received your letter of the 23 Inst.t enclosing the receipt of James Parker for payment made to him of Thirty six Dollars - and a letter for Mr Day -
The former will be passed to your ac[count] & the latter you will receive herewith, Mr Day having left the [remainder cut off]
I am Sir
W Simmons
Acct.t
Lieut. D. Nebb Deuman
West Point New York
Accountants Office
July 27th 179[8]
Sir,
I have received your letter dated 23 Inst.t and in reply inform you that Lieut.t Robert Parkison, has not b[een] mustered in any of the Western Rolls, they however are not up a very [late] date - Sergt James Williams is stationed at Wilmington M. C. - Lieu.t Hawley & Abner Cole musicians are mustered & annexed to Capt.n [undecipherable] Detachment at Governors Islands - You will return Lieut.t Steeles pa[y] after the 9 June 1798 -
I am Sir &
W Simmons
Nicholas Fish Esq.
Supervisor New York
Accountants Office
July 28th 17[98]
Sir,
I received your letter of the 25 Inst.t enclosing sundry receipts for payments made by you amounting to three thousand [undecipherable] hundred ninety eight Dollars 2[undecipherable] (differing from your statement one hun[dred] Dollars arising from your having added the receipts wrong) which sum [remainder cut off]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Fish that his receipts were received.
Date
07/28/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798072821155
Page start
470
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipts
payments
statement
account
books

