Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Littlefield to expect payment from John Dexter.
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due to 5 Recruits. - also a further sum of 129th Dolls being balances due Capt Littlefield on settlement of his Recruiting account including his subsistence from 1 July to 30 Sept 1791 - Which sums you will please to pay to the said Capt Littlefield taking the necessary receipts for the same —
Saml & Wm Simmons
[seal?]
Capt William Littlefield
Fort Moldst
Accountants Office
May 22 1799
Sir,
I have received your letters of the 26 & 28th ulto with their enclosures. the Recept rolls for the pay of the Garrison at Fort Moldst for the months of January & February 1799 has undergone examination &find correct, the amounts therein receipted being Dolls 87th. will accordingly be placed to the credit of your account on the Books of this Office.
Your account for Recruiting & for subsistence to the 30 Sept 1793 has been examined & the united Balance for your government, the balance found due being one hundred Seventy nine Dollars & 40. you will receive from Blanchard paid at Providence from whom you will receive afullest sum of five hundred fifty two Dollars & 20. being for pay of the Commissioned Officers, non Commissioned Officers & privates of the Garrison at Fort Moldst for April 1799 different from your statement of united amount of difference - for which sums you will be pleased to grant the necessary receipts —
The Officers stationed at Fort Moldst who are entitled to forage are not to receive pay, for the same from the Contractor it will therefore be proper in future to include the same in the Pay Roll accompanied by the [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Littlefield to expect payment from John Dexter.
Date
05/28/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799052821555
Page start
12
Notable persons
Captain William Littlefield
William Simmons
John Dexter
supervisor Providence
garrison
commissioned officers
non commissioned officers
privates
contractor
Notable locations
Fort Wolcott
Fort Wolcot
Rhode Island
Accountant's Office
Notable items
certificates
forage
money
receipt roll
pay
examination
books
recruiting
subsistence
balance
statement
receipts

