Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons authorizes Kilty to make payment to Capt. Staats Morris.
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M.r Van Polyveira
of Savannah
Accountants Office
June 13. 1799
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of One Hundred & ten Dollars 1/100, being for pay & subsistence of William M'Elias Aug.t 22 to Sep.t [undecipherable] & long.d from the 1 April To 31 May 1799 inclusive — when you will please to pay for the same [undecipherable] taking the necessary receipts on [undecipherable]
Sam.l G. M'Simmons
Clrk
John Miles Sen.r
Gov.r of Maryland
June 13. 1799
Sir, The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two Hundred ninety four Dollars [undecipherable] for which you will please to pay to [undecipherable] taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable for the use, application thereof being for pay of himself & M.r Philip [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] James [undecipherable] including his [undecipherable] from 11 April, [undecipherable] of the non commissioned Officers & Privates under his command [undecipherable] May 1799
James G. [undecipherable]
Clrk
Cap.t [undecipherable] Morris
For — M.c Henry
June 13. 1799
Sir I have Recer.d your letter of the 7. but [undecipherable] with its enclosures, which are under examination.
The May Muster Rolls of the Detachments under your commands for May 1799 have undergone an investigation, the following is the result —
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Kilty to make payment to Capt. Staats Morris.
Date
06/13/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799061321155
Page start
61
Notable persons
John Kilty
William Simmons
Samuel Dyson
James Scanlon
Captain Staats Morris
supervisor Baltimore Maryland
treasure
Lieutenant Philip Landais
Lieutenant Samuel Dyson
Surgeon's Mate James Scanlon
non commissioned officers
privates
command
Notable locations
Maryland
Baltimore
accountant's office
Notable items
pay
forage
remit

