Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Wadsworth that his receipts for bounty were received.
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Capt D. Wadsworth
New London Conn.t
Accountants Office
August 24 1792
Sir
I received your letter of the 13 Inst: enclosing two receipts for Bounty paid to recruits inlisted by you amounting to four Dollars which are filed to be examined on settlement of your Recruiting account —
Sam D
W. Simmons
Acct S
Lieut. Neh.s Freeman
D.P.M. West Point
Accountants Office
Trenton August 22 1792
Sir
I have received your letter of the 7 Inst: enclosing the pay & muster Rolls &c of a Detachment of this 1st Reg.t of a [undecipherable] stationed at West Point for the month of July 1792 which have been examined and differs from your statement three Dollars + [undecipherable] being the amount of clothing charged by Smith & Patterson which is inadmissible
You will therefore receive from Nicholas Fish h Eq.r supervisor New Yorke the sum of seven hundred & forty seven + [undecipherable]0 being for the pay & forages of the commissioned Officers, + the pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates for the above periods including the pay of two discharged men & retained bounty due to six Recruits for which sum you will be pleased to sign duplicate receipts holding yourself accountable for the due application thereof
Sam.l W. Simmons
Acct.
P.S.
Your pay & forage as Adjutant have been deducted and as payments extended conformable to my letter to you of the 28 Ult:—
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Wadsworth that his receipts for bounty were received.
Date
08/24/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798082421255
Page start
515
Notable persons
Captain Decius Wadsworth
William Simmons
recruits
Notable locations
New London, Connecticut
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipts
bounty
pay
recruiting account
settlement
examination

