Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons encloses statements to the Accountant of the Navy.
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The Accountant of the Navy Accountants Office
September 6th 1798
Sir
In pursuance of Instructions received from the Comptroller of the Treasury under date of the 3 Instt directing me to transmit to the accountant of the Navy to be examined & settled by him, all accounts that have been lodged for settlement in this Offt & which have not yet been taken up for examination I herewith inclose the following statements. —
Account Current of Edmund H Quincy Clerk of the Navy Yard at Portsmouth for compensation from 1 April to 30 June 1798 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Do 100..
Account of Forman Cheesman superintendant of Stores at New York for compensation from 31 March to 31 July, 1798 . . . . . . . . . — —. 100.
Account of Caleb Gibbs Clerk of the Navy Yard at Boston for his pay from 1 April to 30th June 1798 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — .. 157..
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W Simmons
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons encloses statements to the Accountant of the Navy.
Date
09/06/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office, [Trenton]
Document number
1798090621055
Page start
536
Notable persons
William Simmons
Edmund Quincy
Forman Cheeseman
Cheesman
superintendent stores New York
clerk of navy yard Boston
Caleb Gibbs
comptroller of treasury
Edmund H. Quincy
clerk navy yard Portsmouth New Hampshire
accountant of navy
navy
Notable locations
Boston
New York
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Notable items
examination
settlement
statements
compensation
pay

