Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Boote that his receipts were received.
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[Mr C. S. Tourchespe
US Milty Store keeper
Springfield]
Accountants Office
Trenton Augt 27, 179[?]
Sir
I received your letter of the 9 Instt enclosing your account for salary from 1 April to 30 June 179[?] amounting to ninety Dollars which you will receive from Samuel Levis [undecipherable] Clk into the War Office to whom you will be pleased to transmit the necessary receipts for the same —
Saml to
W. Simmons
Acct [undecipherable]
Ensign Wm R. Boots
New Brunswick
Accountants Office
Trenton August 27 [179?]
Sir
I received your letter dated 25 Instt enclosing duplicate receipts for Bounty paid to Recruits inlisted by you, & a receipt note amounting to seventy three Dollars [strikethrough: &c] the for[m] will 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 —
Saml to
W. Simmons
Acct [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Boote that his receipts were received.
Date
08/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Document number
1798082721255
Page start
518
Notable persons
Ensign William R Boote
William Simmons
recruits
Notable locations
New Brunswick
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Notable items
receipts
bounty
receipt roll
settlement
recruiting account
books
credit

