Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons authorizes Jackson to make payment to Capt. Lemuel Gates.
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Capt Samuel Tates
Castle William Mts.
Commissarys Office
July 8th 1799
Sir
You will receive from Jona Jackson Esq Supervisor at Boston the Sum of One thousand one hundred & twenty five Dollars & [undecipherable] being [the?] pay of [undecipherable] for George W Duncan, George Waterhouse & the new commissioned Officers & Privates under your command to 31 May 1799 [undecipherable] from your Pay Roll as [undecipherable] Statement annexed in your [undecipherable]
for which [sum?] you will be pleased to grant your duplicate receipt, & to be accountable for the due application thereof.
Sam Ws
Jona Jackson Esq
Supervisor
July 8 1799
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of one thousand, one hundred & twenty five Dollars & [undecipherable]/100 which you will please to pay to Capt Samuel Tates taking his necessary rect & for the same & to be accountable for the due application thereof, being [the?] pay of [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] Geo W [undecipherable] & George Waterhouse, & the new commissioned Officers & Privates of [a?] Compy of the 8 Regt of [undecipherable] Artillery [undecipherable] under his command to 31 May 1799.
Sam Ws
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Jackson to make payment to Capt. Lemuel Gates.
Date
07/08/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799070821755
Page start
123
Notable persons
Jonathan Jackson
William Simmons
Lieutenant Carmichael
Lieutenant Waterhouse
supervisor Boston
Captain Lemuel Gates
treasurer
non commissioned officers
privates
2nd Regiment artillerists and engineers
command
Notable locations
Massachusetts
accountant's office
Castle William Island
Boston
Notable items
remit
pay
receipts

