Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons provides accounting instructions to Parker.
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[Lieut Simm Pendry]
[Favour Drew Mr S]
Accountants Office
July 1 1799
Sir
Since my letter to you of the 29 ulto I have discovered on looking over the rect then acknowledged, that it is the recpt of Capt John Mc Nickels for four months pay amounting to One hundred & forty Dollars instead of the one charged for One hundred Dollars on account of the bounty money — I therefore advise you the rect & require you to replace it by that charge on the account —
Yours &
W. S.
Mr Dick & Dawson
Carlisle Penna
June 24 1799
Sir
I have received your letter of the 24 Instt and in reply inform you, that your Rects must be received in this Office Monthly for all expenditures made by you during the preceding Month, refusing to refuse [strikethrough: trifle] and I shall require as such settlement a strict compliance on your part with all Instructions recd from the Dept of War and that your charges be accompanied with your regular & regular Rect & Rects accounts for the monies paid by you, your numbered, & arranged for this charge, noting what the payments are made for. The amount of this account of disbursements to be entered in a Journal that I shan't be detained by those from as may remain due to or by you —
It is needless further to observe that any
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons provides accounting instructions to Parker.
Date
06/28/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799062821255
Page start
106
Notable persons
Richard Parker
William Simmons
secretary of war
Notable locations
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Notable items
account
expenditures
settlement
disbursements
general account
advances
charges

