Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons authorizes Huntingdon to make payment to John and Amos Woodward for providing supplies to recruits.
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Sekel & Huntington on day?
New London Co
Accountants Office
June 14th 1799
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Dolls 120.30 to be paid by you to Messrs Sekel & Crane Woodward, being so much due them for supplies for the Recruit at new London under the command of Captain Dennis Woodworth from 1 June? to 1 May 1799, upon their proving you the necessary receipt —
Saml Co?
W Simmons
Clerk?
Lt Honorable Williams
Wrottham near Britton?
June 6th 1799
Sir
you will receive from Jonathan Jackson Supervisor at Boston the sum of Dolls 24, being for your pay as lieutenant from 1st April, the date of your accepting to 31 May 1799 you will also receive eighty[?] from of living rations, being two months pay in advance agreeable to your request contained in yours of the 28 Ulto. for which sums be pleased to grant the necessary receipt —
[undecipherable]
W Simmons
Clerk?
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Huntingdon to make payment to John and Amos Woodward for providing supplies to recruits.
Date
06/04/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799060421055
Page start
36
Notable persons
Jedediah Huntingdon
William Simmons
treasurer
Major John Woodward
Major Amos Woodward
recruits
Captain Decius Wadsworth
Notable locations
New London, Connecticut
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
supplies
command
receipts

