Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Letter marked as "cancelled." Miller was paid in person.
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Richd Fish Esqr
Supervr N Y.
Accountants Office
March 24th 1798
Sir
I received your letter of the 21st & 22d Inst. covering receipts for payments made by you as a foot amounting to three thousand and nine hundred & fifty two Dollars to which amount will be past to the credit of your account on the Books of this Office — in future you will be pleased to transmit the receipts monthly —
Receipts in letter dated 21st. 527. 64
do . . . . . . . 22d 3024. 42
Dollrs 3552. 6
I am &c
W. Simmons
Acctt.
Captn Edward & Miller
Middletown, Connectt.
Accountants Office
1798.
Sir
The Muster & Pay rolls for February of the Detachment under your command contained in your letter of the 6 Inst. have undergone the necessary examination and the following is the result — amount of pay rolls as stated by you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271. 65
to which add for so much short added on 21st . . . . . . . . . . . 2.
Short calculated on the pay of Abel Abbey 22 Mo Hiram
12 John C. Mennehousen M. & Hiram Nichols 17 Cents . . . . . 62 2. 62
Drs 274. 27
making an amount of two hundred and seventy four Dollars & twenty seven Cents which Sum you will receive from John Chester Esqr Supervisor at Weathersfield on your giving him the necessary receipts, holding yourself accountable for the due application of the same
Cancelled —
I am &c
Captn Miller being known in the City
the amt as above Stated was pd to himself
May 17th. 1798
Wm. Simmons
Acctt.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Letter marked as "cancelled." Miller was paid in person.
Date
05/17/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798051722150
Page start
247
Notable persons
Captain Edward Miller
William Simmons
John Chester
supervisor Wethersfield
detachment
Abial Abbey
William Merrett
John Mennukhousan
Hiram Nicholls
Notable locations
Middletown, Connecticut
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay roll
muster roll
examination
pay
receipts

