Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons discusses a payment made by John Chester to Capt. Bissell.
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[page number: 76]
Major James [undecipherable: Brinum]
New Post, [undecipherable]
Accountants Office
June 17 1799
Sir
I receive your letter of the 4 [undecipherable: inst] enclosing the Pay Muster Rolls of Cap[t] [undecipherable: M'Stetiphs] Company for [undecipherable: Nov] 1797. The person being found correct amounts to Two hundred fifty five Dollars. which from he was receive from John D [undecipherable: Watton] Supervisor at [undecipherable: Providence] on his giving him the receipts [undecipherable] accountable for the Credit applications [undecipherable: thereof]
[Iam &c]
N.S.
John D Watton Esqr
Supervisor [undecipherable: Drewmans]
Sir
June 17. 1799
The treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred fifty five Dollars due to [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] statement of Cap[t] [undecipherable: M'] under the command of my [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for pay of [undecipherable] Cap[t] William [undecipherable: Gillespie] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] this non-commissioned Officers & Privates [undecipherable] troops for [undecipherable: May] 1797, which sum you will please to pay to the said Cap [undecipherable: M'Stetiphs] taking his [undecipherable: receipts]
[Iam &c]
[undecipherable: W. Johannes]
[undecipherable: Ments]
Capt [undecipherable: Pupitt Pupilla]
Middletown, Pennt
Sir
June 20. 1799
On the 10 May we promised to [undecipherable: John D Watton]
Supervisor at [undecipherable: Middlebridge] from the sum of [undecipherable] Dollars being for pay of your Account from 1 [undecipherable: Dec] [undecipherable]
to 30 April 1799 inclusive, and on the [undecipherable] [undecipherable: then]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons discusses a payment made by John Chester to Capt. Bissell.
Date
06/20/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799062021055
Page start
76
Notable persons
Captain Russell Bissell
William Simmons
recruits
John Chester
supervisor Wethersfield
Notable locations
Connecticut
Wethersfield
accountant's office
Notable items
pay
mistake
books

