Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs McCall that Major Freeman's opinion was requested to supply information regarding the pending claim.
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Brevt Hugh McGill
St Marys Georgia
Sir
Accounting Office
June 19th 1799
I have received your letter of the 10 ulto enclosing the muster & pay rolls of Lieutt. Wilkins's detachment of Artillery and the descriptive of Saml. Bell, a copy of which I have transmitted to Payr. General at Charleston with directions to report thereon to me; the sum of the land previous to my account, when this shall be done the necessary steps will be taken in the premises at this office
Sam B Arpt.
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Lieutt. Howell Cobb
Fort Wilkinson Georgia
Sir
June 19th 1799
The above is a copy of my letter of this date to Brevt. Hugh McGill, which he requested might be forwarded to you at Fort Wilkinson —
Sam B.
W.B.
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Nichl. Ashley
Dept. New York
Sir
June 15th 1799
The treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of three hundred ninety four Dollars & 71cts, which you will please to pay to troops being specially at West Point, taking the necessary receipts &cing from accountable for the use application thereof, being pay & forage of the Commissione Officers, pay of the non comt. Officers & Privates under his command for May 1799 —
Sam Bn
A.B.S.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs McCall that Major Freeman's opinion was requested to supply information regarding the pending claim.
Date
06/19/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799061921455
Page start
72
Note
Cited in Simmons to Cobb, 06/19/1799.
Notable persons
Ensign Hugh McCall
William Simmons
Lieutenant Wilkins
Lieutenant Cobb
Major Constant Freeman
militia
Notable locations
St. Mary's, Georgia
Accountant's Office
Charleston
Notable items
muster roll
pay roll
certificate
claim

