Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons returns a blank receipt to Dayton.
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Capt John Hensy
New York —
Accountants Office
Trenton August 29th [undecipherable]
Sir
I have received your letter dated the 22
Inst. & enclosing receipts for Bounty paid which will be filed with
those already forwarded subject to the necessary examination —
Saml &
W. Simmons
Acct [undecipherable]
Jonathan Jackson
Boston Massachusetts
Accountants Office
Trenton 21 August
Sir
I return you the enclosed letter which has
been through mistake directed to me instead of Mr Bryant —
Sam &
W. Simmons
[undecipherable]
Lieutt Horatio B. Dayton
Elizabeth Town New Jersey
Accountants Office
Trenton 21 Aug
Sir
I received your letter of the 12 Inst. [undecipherable]
said to contain a receipt for Bounty paid which proves to be a blank
receipt & is herewith returned as of no use —
Sam &
W. Simmons
Acct [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons returns a blank receipt to Dayton.
Date
08/21/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Document number
1798082121555
Page start
512
Notable persons
Lieutenant Horatio R Dayton
William Simmons
Notable locations
Elizabeth Town, New Jersey
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Notable items
receipt
bounty
blank receipt

