Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Morris to expect payment from John Kilty.
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Mr Van Polycenta
of [undecipherable]
Accountants Office
June 13. 1799
Sir,
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One Hundred & ten Dollars & [undecipherable] Cts, being for pay & subsistence of William M[undecipherable] Augt & By [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] McEllit & Long [undecipherable] from the 1 April To 31 May 1799 inclusive, & you will please to pay for the same [undecipherable] taking the necessary receipts &c —
[undecipherable] G. McSimmers
Clk
John Riley Esq.
Gov. of Maryland
June 13. 1799
Sir,
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred twenty four Dollars & [undecipherable], for which you will please to pay to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Morris [undecipherable], taking the necessary receipts, holding him accountable for the use & application thereof, being for pay of himself & Philip [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] James [undecipherable] [undecipherable], including his [undecipherable] from 11 April, [undecipherable] of the non-commissioned Officers & [undecipherable] under his command [undecipherable] May 1799 —
James [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Capt [undecipherable] Morris
For McHenry
June 13. 1799
Sir
I have received your letter of the [undecipherable] but [undecipherable] with its enclosures, which are under examination [undecipherable]
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 informs Morris to expect payment from John Kilty.
Date
06/13/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799061321255
Page start
61
Notable persons
Captain Staats Morris
William Simmons
James Scanlon
John Kilty
supervisor Baltimore Maryland
detachment
infantry
2nd Lieutenant Daniel Newman
contractor
Notable locations
Baltimore
Maryland
accountant's office
Fort McHenry
Notable items
examination
pay roll
muster roll
investigation
forage
advance money
claims
receipts

