Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons directs Irvine to state an account of pay and subsistence.
100%
⇣No human transcription currently available for this document.
This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.
[22]
Robert Welford
Surgeon General
No
War Department,
Accountants Office
May the 31st 1799
Since writing you on the 9th April lately receiving a charge of six hundred dollars whatever against you by Bernard Harrington which sum you refund of Bernard Smith his agent & find that your account has been settled at the treasury without you have been charged with this sum from —
Sam: Y:
M: Simmons
Acct
Capt Callender Irvine
Carlisle Penn.
May 30. 1799
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 27 ult. it is necessary for you to make an account of pay & subsistence due at the end of this month, advising therein your certificate that you have not received either pay or subsistence for the person charged from the sum due you will please deduct 12 Dollars remaining on your hands being the pay of James Kennedy. In 30 Nov 1799 after this is done you may draw for the balance in favor of any person you choose.
Sam: Y:
M: Simmons
Acct
Capt. Michael Kallum
No. Section 265
May 29. 1799
Sir
You will receive from Daniel Stories Dpt [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] the sum of six hundred & thirty four Dollars being the pay of yourself, [undecipherable] Colo [undecipherable] more [undecipherable] Dalton including forage, [undecipherable] of the men comprising officers & Brevts under your command for March & April [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons directs Irvine to state an account of pay and subsistence.
Date
05/30/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799053021455
Page start
22
Notable persons
Captain Callender Irvine
William Simmons
James Kennedy
Notable locations
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Notable items
account
pay
subsistence
certificate
balance

