Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Rivardi to expect payment from Samuel Lewis.
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Major J.J.U. [undecipherable] Accountants Office
Niagara N.York July 11th 1799
Sir
I have rec'd your letter Ead 12 "Ult" enclosing your account for Pay Forage & Subsistence from 1 March to 30 June 1799 amounting to Doll 466.91 cents Doll 125. has been paid to Samuel Hodgdon [undecipherable] Pay agreeable to your order & the balance being Doll 266 You will receive from Mc[undecipherable] direct him to whom you will please to transmit your recipt care for the same.
Yam &c
W.S.
Mr Daniel Jackson July 12th 1799
Georgetown M.C.
Sir
Your letter addressed to the Comptroller of Treasury states the 8 "Inst" was handed to me by that letter [undecipherable] requests me to answer whether the indulgence therein asked relative to paying the balance on Adams acct should be granted. In reply to which I have the honor that all the money should have been paid along time since & Mc[undecipherable] stands ready to pay his proportional whenever you shall make your payment, so as to balance the account it may be granted however, care is taken to comply you to that letter on the time you mention
Yam &c
W.S.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Rivardi to expect payment from Samuel Lewis.
Date
07/11/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799071121055
Page start
132
Notable persons
Major J. J. U. Rivardi
William Simmons
Samuel Hodgdon
Samuel Lewis
chief clerk
Notable locations
Niagara, New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
forage
subsistence
receipts

