Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons authorizes Kilty to make payment to John Foncin.
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John Hilty Esqr
Inspector Wilmington
Accountants Office
July 17 1799
Sir
The treasurer of the [undecipherable] States will remit you the sum of sixty [undecipherable] dollars [undecipherable] [undecipherable] being for the pay & [subsistences?] of John Froman [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for the month of June 1799 which sum you will please to pay to the [said] John Froman on his giving you the necessary receipts
Sam[undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Mr John Froman
Baltimore [undecipherable]
July 17 1799
Sir
I have received your letter of the 10th Instant, accompanied by your account of pay, [subsistences?] for the month of June 1799 which has been examined [found correct?] amounting to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] which [funds?] you [will?] receive from John [Hilty?] Inspr Wilmington, and giving him your duplicate receipts
Sam[undecipherable]
Nicholas [Fish?] Esqr
Inspector New York
July 25 [undecipherable]
Sir
I have received your letter of the [20th?] [undecipherable]
The accounts [undecipherable] as mentioned in my letter to you of the 17th are as follows [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] mentioned
Warrant [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for pay [undecipherable] Froman [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Commissioned Officers & [Privates?]
for June 1799 [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for May 1799 [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Kilty to make payment to John Foncin.
Date
07/17/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799071722455
Page start
162
Notable persons
John Kilty
William Simmons
temporary engineer
supervisor Baltimore Maryland
John Foncin
treasurer
Notable locations
Maryland
Baltimore
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay subsistence
receipts

