Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Stille that his receipts were received.
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Capt James [undecipherable]
Trenton
Accountants Office
August 24th 1793
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 recruit up to the 23d August instant—
I am &c
W Simmons
Acct [undecipherable]
Capt 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
Acct [undecipherable]
Edward Carrington Esqr
Supervisor Richmond Va
Accountants Office
Trenton August 21st 1793
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of six hundred & [undecipherable] Dollars & [undecipherable] to which you will please to pay to Capt 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 [undecipherable] & mate William [undecipherable] & for the pay of Lieut [undecipherable] & Claiborne & his detachment for the month of [undecipherable] 1793.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Stille that his receipts were received.
Date
08/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798082721655
Page start
521
Notable persons
Captain James Stille
William Simmons
Notable locations
New Jersey
Trenton
Accountant's Office
Notable items
abstract
duplicate receipts
monies
bounty
examination
recruiting account
settlement
muster roll

