Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Deveaux that receipts for bounty were received.
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[Col. William Hatch / Shelfield near Nolin [?] / Virginia]
Accountants Office
June 14 1799
Sir
The propriety of remarks made by the Auditor of the Treasury in the reexamination of your accounts as Agent for paying the Virginia Militia ordered into service [undecipherable] on the Western frontier of Pennsylvania in the Year 1794 —
Should you have no further vouchers for the Pay Mr Ellis make in his remarks you will please to return them to this Office to do away the objections, and make such observations as you may think requisite —
I am &c
W Simmons
Acct.
[The Auditor & the Treasury Dept]
June 15 1799
Sir
I have receiv'd your letter of the 13 [inst?] with the inclosure — a copy of which so far as it relates to the accounts of Col. William Hatch has been forwarded to him requiring that he will transmit the [undecipherable] receipts and when done you shall receive further information for the Auditor —
I am &c W Simmons Acct
[Lt M F Devane / Savannah Georgia]
June 17 1799
Sir — I have recd your letter of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] enclosing [undecipherable] receipts for Bounty paid by you, which will be filed with them before returned subject to future examination &c
I am &c
W Simmons
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Deveaux that receipts for bounty were received.
Date
06/17/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799061721055
Page start
66
Notable persons
Lieutenant William Deveaux
William Simmons
Notable locations
Savannah, Georgia
Notable items
receipts
bounty
filed
examination

