Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Letter marked as cancelled. Letter authorizes the payment of Capt. Edward Miller.
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Richmond on your giving him the necessary receipts for the sum & holding yourself accountable for the due application thereof.
The receipts contained in your letter aforesaid for Bounties paid by you are filed with those already received subject to a settlement of your Recruiting account
I am &c. W Simmons
Acct.
Nicholas Fish Accountants Office
Supervisor N.Y. April 27. 1798
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of One hundred and eighteen dollars & seventy eight Cents which you will be pleased to pay to Ensign William H. Booth at New Brunswick, New Jersey, taking the necessary receipts, holding him accountable being for Pay of himself and the Recruits under his command for February last
I am &c. W Simmons
Acct.
John Chester Esq — Accountants Office
Supervisor, Wethersfield 1798
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of Two hundred & Seventy four Dollars and twenty seven Cents which you will be pleased to pay to Captn Edwards Miller at Middletown taking the necessary receipts, holding him accountable for the Same being for pay of himself, Ensign Samuel Parmele & and the non Commissioned Officers & Privates of the Detachment of Recruits under his command for February 1798. —
I am &c. W Simmons
Acct.
[Cancelled — Captn Miller being now in this City the pay of himself & Detachment for February as above was pd to himself May 17. 1798]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Letter marked as cancelled. Letter authorizes the payment of Capt. Edward Miller.
Date
1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798999922055
Page start
243
Notable persons
John Chester
William Simmons
Captain Edward Miller
treasurer
Ensign Samuel Parmele
non commissioned officers
privates
detachment of recruits
command
supervisor Wethersfield
Notable locations
Connecticut
Wethersfield
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
receipts

