Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Emmons to expect payment from Jedediah Huntingdon.
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Thomas Simmons Accountants Office
Inter- Litchfield from July 12th 1799
Sir
Your account & Vouchers for rations & forage for
Capt Hunays Recruits at Litchfield between the 7 May & 31
July have been examined & I reconnoment the following alterations
Viz: — on the amt. by you charges — [C?] $7. 302. —
has been added the value of 14 rations short [ch?] by you. J
making [D?] 311 ??
from which has been deducted this sum recd by you of
of Cold Huntington for the 13 June and [undecipherable]
in your account D:02 900 –
and this sum by you paid to Capt Rainey
because there is two charges therein for money
paid to a Physician for medicines & attendance
& you have not produced the Physicians bill
or receipt — 63 & 269 4
[S? Dollars 332. 1?]
Leaving a balance in your favor of Two hundred forty three
Dollars & 7/100, which sum will be transmitted subject to
you of Jedeidah Huntington Esqr: upon your granting him
the necessary rectt
Ben R. W.S
Customs are found for stating your accounts in future
& Rules & Quotations fixing the allowance of Fuel & Straw
to the Troops of the U S for which I expect your
next acct will be conformed a—
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Emmons to expect payment from Jedediah Huntingdon.
Date
07/27/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799072721555
Page start
186
Notable persons
Phineas Emmons
William Simmons
Jedediah Huntingdon
Captain Ranney
physician
contractor
recruits
troops
Notable locations
Litchfield, Connecticut
Accountant's Office
Notable items
account
vouchers
rations
examination
deducted
money
attendance
receipt
bill
balance
medicine
rules
regulation
fuell
fuel
straw

