Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons authorizes Jackson to make payment to Lt. Leonard Williams.
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Jono Jackson Esqr
Surveyor Boston
Accountants' Office
June 6th 1799
Sir
The Treasurer of the States will remit you the Sum Fifty two Dollars being for pay of Lieutt Leonard Williams from 2d Grant (the date of his acceptance) to 31 May 1799 incl: also a further sum of Thirty Dollars owing for two months pay in advance— which sums you will please to pay to said Lieutt Williams taking the necessary receipts for the same —
Sam W Simmons
Lt Williams' letter to his lieu taken
at Northtown near Boston 28 ult:
[Encl: 2]
Captn Rob Froriman
New York
June 6th 1799
Sir
In answer to your letter of yesterday's date I have to inform you that the pay of the Company of Captain Foreman Reed, & ditto for the month of April 1799 has been transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esqr supervisor at New York this 30 ulto —
Sam W Simmons
[Encl: 2]
Jonathan Jackson Esqr
Boston
June 6th 1799
Sir
Mr McIntosh Contractor has presented at this Office for settlement his accounts Overtures for rations & foril delivered by him to the armories at Springfield on the first quarter of the present year, for there are charges in his accounts for foril furnished at the Rate of 2 dollars p Bush — p 9 8/6 [undecipherable] on thereof, of which no mention is made in the Contract
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Jackson to make payment to Lt. Leonard Williams.
Date
06/06/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799060621155
Page start
37
Notable persons
Jonathan Jackson
William Simmons
supervisor Boston
Lieutenant Leonard Williams
Notable locations
Waltham
Massachusetts
Boston
Accountant's Office
Notable items
remit
pay
advance
receipts

