Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Carrington to make payment to Capt. Richard Blackburn.
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Captr James Stile
Trenton
Accountants Office
August 27 [17]93
Sir
I have received an Abstract from you under date of the 25 August 1793 enclosing sundry duplicate receipts for monies paid on account of Bounty which will be filed subject to examination when your recruiting account is rendered for settlement I have also received the muster roll of your recruits up to the 23d August instant —
I am &c
W Simmons
Acctr
Captr John Henry
New York
Accountants Office
August 28th 1793
Sir
I have received your letter of the 27th enclosing receipts for bounties paid, which will be filed with those already forwarded subject to future examination —
I am &c
W Simmons
Acctr
Edward Carrington Esqr
Supervisor Richmond Va
Accountants Office
Trenton August 21st 1798
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of six hundred & fifteen Dollars & [undecipherable] which you will please to pay to Captn Richard S Blackburn taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable for the due application of the same being for the pay of himself, his company including forage of Surgn & mate William Barnwell & for the pay of Lieutt Ford & Claiborne & his detachment for the month of July 1798—
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Carrington to make payment to Capt. Richard Blackburn.
Date
08/21/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Document number
1798082121655
Page start
521
Notable persons
Edward Carrington
William Simmons
Captain Richard S. Blackburn
supervisor Richmond Virginia
treasurer
company
Lieutenant Ferdinand L. Claiborne
detachment
Surgeon's Mate William Barnwell
Notable locations
New Jersey
Richmond, Virginia
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Notable items
remit
pay
receipts
forage

