Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Boote that his receipt rolls were received.
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Ensign N R Boots Accountants Office
New Brunswick — July 30th 17
Sir
I received your letter of the 28 Inst.t enclosing a Receipt roll for pay of yourself & Company to 30 June last amount to One hundred two Dollars & sixty four Cents and one receipts for Bounty paid by you, the former will be placed to your credit on the Books of this Office and the latter is filed untill the settlement of your Recruiting account takes place —
In your next Muster Roll you will be pleased to note the date of the death of Thomas Hill —
Sam lt Wm Simmons
Chst S
Lieut. & Horatio R. Dayton Accountants Office
Elizabeth Town, New Jersey July 30th 1798
Sir
I received your letter of the 28 Inst. enclosing one receipt for Bounty paid by you which is filed with those before received subject to an examination on the settlement of your Recruiting account —
Sam Yr
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Boote that his receipt rolls were received.
Date
07/30/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798073021055
Page start
474
Notable persons
Ensign William R Boote
William Simmons
Thomas Hill, deceased
company
Notable locations
New Brunswick
Accountant's Office
New Jersey
Notable items
pay
receipt
bounty
credit
books
settlement
recruiting account
muster roll
date of death

