Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons provides an account balance to Darke.
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[Colo Wm Clarke
Beverly Boy near
Shepherd's town Ho]
Accountants Office
June 10th 1799
Sir,
Agreably to your request I have inclosed you a copy of your account Stated by which balance is due the United States of eighty Dollars & forty five cents, for which sum you have given your bond payable the 17th day of January next —
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acctt
Captt Peter Shoemaker
Reading Pennaa
June 11th 1799
Sir
I have recd your letter of the 6 Instt accompanied by abstracts & Pay bills of your Company from 1 January to 31 June 1799 which have undergone examination found to differ from your Statement of Receipt rolls amounting to two thousand & twenty seven Dollars & 50ts which sum has been paid to the St Memin Manager who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof —
On reference to the Secretary of War I find you were mustered on the 2d March 1799 from which period your pay commences as Captain —
In order to compleat the payment of Dollars to your Recruits on acct of their bounty agreably to the act of Congress of the 16 July 1798, this Dept of War has given a Warrant in your favor for 220 Dollars which from you will receive from St Memin Manager craving your duplicate receipt the accountable for the due application thereof —
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acctt
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons provides an account balance to Darke.
Date
06/10/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799061021555
Page start
50
Notable persons
Colonel William Darke
William Simmons
Notable locations
Berkley County, Virginia
Accountant's Office
Shepherd's Town
Berkeley County
Notable items
account current
balance

