Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Gates to expect payment from Jonathan Jackson.
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Capt Samuel Gates
Castle William Mts.
Commissioners Office
July 8th 1799
Sir
You will receive from Jona Jackson Esqr Supervisor at Boston the Sum of One thousand one hundred & twenty one Dollars &c in being for pay of yourself &c Geo: W Duncan, George Waterhouse & the non commissioned Officers & Privates under your command to 31 May 1799 different from your Pay Roll as & Statement underwritten in your favour —
for which Sum you will be pleased to grant your duplicate Receipt, to be accountable for the due application thereof
Sam W.
W.S.
Jona. Jackson Esqr
Supr Boston
July 8t 1799
Sir
The treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of one thousand one hundred twenty four Dollars & [undecipherable] which you will please to pay to before Samuel Gates taking his receipts as & for the same, to be accountable for the due application thereof, being for pay of himself, Dr Geo W Carmichael & George Waterhouse, & the non commissioned Officers & Privates of a detach of the 3d Regt of Artillerists doing dy under his command to 31 May 1799 —
Sam W.
W.S.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Gates to expect payment from Jonathan Jackson.
Date
07/08/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799070821655
Page start
123
Notable persons
Captain Lemuel Gates
William Simmons
George Duncan
George Waterhouse
supervisor Boston
non commissioned officers
privates
command
Notable locations
Castle William Island
Boston
Massachusetts
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
pay roll
receipt

