Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Perkins that John Mackey's receipt was received.
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Capt Cornelius Dymand
Presque Isle
Sir
Accountants Office
May 31 1799
In answer to your letter of the 1 Instt, I have to inform you that it is proper, previous to the fulfilment of your accounts, that you should receive written evidence of the instructions you felt, some relative as to the persons for which balances were to be admitted before their selves, and required on their former [undecipherable], which when obtained you will please forward to this Office as a further voucher for your [undecipherable] account —
Sam G
W. Simmons
[Acctt]
Mr Joseph Perkins
Harpers Ferry Va
Sir
June 1st 1799
I received your letter of the 22 ulto enclo[sing] John [Stanlen's?] receipt for [undecipherable] thousand [undecipherable], which will be carried to his debit on the Books of this Office —
Sam G
W. Simmons
[Acctt]
Lieutt Wallace D Dorrance
Savannah Georgia
Sir
June 1st 1799
I received your letter of the 8 ulto enclosing [undecipherable] Duplicate receipts for [undecipherable] paid by you which will be filed with those before received, subject to future examination —
Sam G
A. Simmons
[Acctt]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Perkins that John Mackey's receipt was received.
Date
06/01/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799060121755
Page start
27
Notable persons
Joseph Perkins
William Simmons
John Mackey
Notable locations
Harper's Ferry, Virginia
Notable items
receipt
debit
books

