Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Poucheresse to expect payment from Samuel Lewis.
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Mr C. S. Fourcheques
[undecipherable] Millit: Store keeper
Springfield
Accountants Office
Trenton Augt 27, 9[undecipherable]
Sir
I received your letter of the 9 Inst: inclosing your account for salary from 1 April to 30 June 179[undecipherable] amounting to ninety Dollars which you will receive from Samuel Lewis Ent: Clerk into the War Office to whom you will be pleased to transmit the necessary receipts for the same
Sam: to
W. Simmons
Acct: [undecipherable]
Ensign Wm R. Boots
New Brunswick
Accountants Office
Trenton August 27 [undecipherable]
Sir
I received your letter dated 25 Inst: inclosing duplicate receipts for Bounty paid to Recruits inlisted by you, & a receipt role amounting to seventy three Dollars &[undecipherable] the for[undecipherable] well be filed, to be compared with originals on the settlement of your Recruiting account — & the latter will be passed to your credit on the Books of this Office —
Sam: to
W. Simmons
Acct: [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Poucheresse to expect payment from Samuel Lewis.
Date
08/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Document number
1798082721155
Page start
518
Note
Cited in Poucheresse to Simmons, 09/22/1798.
Notable persons
Claude P Poucheresse
William Simmons
assistant military storekeeper
Samuel Lewis
senior clerk
Notable locations
Massachusetts
New Jersey
armory
Springfield
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Notable items
receipts
account
salary

