Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Hodgdon of the accounting settlements of Francis Mentges.
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Henry Gilaspy Esqr Accountants Office
N. York July 8th 1799
Sir
I have received your letter of yesterday's date enclosing Muster Rolls of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and of the [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] for the Month of May 1799 — The rolls for this [undecipherable] are now under communication [undecipherable] that thereon will be emitted in the usual manner —
[undecipherable]
N.S.
Samuel Hodgson Esqr July 2nd 1799
Superintendent of M. & [undecipherable]
Sir
The sum of three thousand seventy five dollars & two thirds has this day been admitted to the benefit of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for articles purchased by him for the use of the Fortifications erecting on Mud Island in the River Delaware, the whole of which are receipted for by the Commanding Offi[undecipherable: cer] of that [undecipherable] as being duly delivered on the said [undecipherable] for the use aforementioned —
If this information you will make such entries as you may [undecipherable] proper —
[undecipherable]
N.S.
Capt. Samuel Collings June 29. 1799
[undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Sir
I have [undecipherable] a letter dated the 16th [undecipherable] [undecipherable] without [undecipherable] enclosing a [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] under your command for the Month of April & May 1799 [undecipherable] that the [undecipherable] has been [undecipherable] by
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Hodgdon of the accounting settlements of Francis Mentges.
Date
07/02/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799070221455
Page start
110
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
William Simmons
superintendent military stores
commanding officer
Francis Mentges
Notable locations
fortifications
Delaware River
Mud Island
Notable items
credit
articles purchased

