Paymaster's Accounts under Review
Document 1796Notifies Britt that his accounts as paymaster are under review in the War Dept. Accountants Office and requests that he come to the War Department
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Thomas Mar[b]in Esqr
Charleston
S Carolina
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 1. 1794
Sir
I received your letter of the 1st ulto. and the Duplicate thereof by the same Post —
Your Account for pay will be attended to in time for the Next post I am &c
William Simmons
Paul Stevens Esqr
Supervisor
Charleston S Carolina
Department of War
Accountants Office,
1 April 1794
Sir
I received your Letters of the 8. 9 & 11 ulto. The first enclosing the following Receipts Viz:
[undecipherable: probable reading "Conduct"] Freemans for 22,505. 9
Do........... 2,000 —
Do.......... 3,115. 51
Do.......... 700 —
amounting to Twenty eight thousand Three hundred and Seventy Dollars & 60 Cents — The last enclosing a Receipt of Ens Robert [undecipherable: probable reading "Farrans"] for Capt. Mark [undecipherable] amounting to Seven hundred d[ollar]s and [undecipherable] Dollars [undecipherable] which sums will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office.
I am &c
William Simmons
John Winston Esqr
Asst. [undecipherable: probable reading "Commissariat"]
Department of War
Accountants Office,
Apr 2. 1796
Sir
I have to acknowledge the Receipt of your letter of the 23 ulto. enclosing [Majr] Edward [undecipherable]'s [undecipherable] receipt for Five hundred and Thirty five Dollars and forty five Cents which sum will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. I am &c
William Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Britt that his accounts as paymaster are under review in the War Dept. Accountants Office and requests that he come to the War Department
Date
03/17/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796031721055
Page start
16
Notable persons
Captain Daniel Britt
William Simmons
paymaster
Notable locations
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
accounts
vouchers
settlement

