Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons authorizes Fitzgerald to make payment to Capt. McRea.
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.
Mr Van Polyvesta
[undecipherable]
Accountants Office
June 13th 1799
&r
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One Hundred & ten Dollars [undecipherable] being for pay & Subsistence of William M[undecipherable] Esqt & My [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from the 1 April To 31 May 1799 inclusive & when sent you will please to pay to the same [undecipherable] taking the necessary receipts [undecipherable]
Sam G M[undecipherable]
Clerk
John Hillen Esqr
Supt of Maryland
June 13 1799
Sir,
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred [undecipherable] Dollars [undecipherable] for which you will please to pay to Lieut [undecipherable] taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable for the use application thereof being for pay of himself & Mr Philip [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] surgeon James [undecipherable] including his [undecipherable] from 11 April, & [undecipherable] of the non Commissioned Officers & Privates under his command [undecipherable] May 1799
James [undecipherable]
Clerk
Captn Robert Morris
For Mr McHenry
June 13th 1799
Sir
I have received your letter of the [undecipherable] but [undecipherable] with the enclosures, which are under examination —
The May Muster Rolls of the Detachments under your command for May 1799 have undergone an Investigation & the following is the result
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Fitzgerald to make payment to Capt. McRea.
Date
06/12/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799061221655
Page start
61
Notable persons
John Fitzgerald
William Simmons
Captain William McRea
2nd Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
McRee
treasurer
collector Alexandria
Notable locations
Virginia
Alexandria
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
subsistence
receipts

