Receipts Forwarded to Commanding Officers Per Regulation of War Office
Document 1798Enclosed receipts for bounty paid. Regulations of War Office state that recruiting office should submit receipts, however since there is no one in that post, Leonard will continue to submit receipts to Simmons.
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Windsor Oct. 6 1790
Sir
Inclosed you will receive sundry receipts for bounty's paid on [account] of the U States —
By the regulation rec'd from the War Office Sep 22, those rec'd are directed To be forwarded to the Officers Commanding recruiting districts Their not being an Officer of that kind [undecipherable] I shall continue to forward all receipts of that kind to your Office —
I am sir yours
with respect
Nath Leonard
[Windsor oct. 6]
[Military]
[S. hammers [undecipherable] — forwarded to the Secretary of the Republic]
[Secretary]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Enclosed receipts for bounty paid. Regulations of War Office state that recruiting office should submit receipts, however since there is no one in that post, Leonard will continue to submit receipts to Simmons.
Date
10/06/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Windsor
Document number
1798100670001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
Nathaniel Leonard
accountant
recruits
Notable locations
Windsor
Massachusetts
Accountant's Office
Notable items
bounty
pay
money
receipts