Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Scott to expect payment from Isaac Craig for medicine supplied to the garrison at Fort Fayette.
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Chadiah Huntington Esqr Accountants Office
New London Cont July 27 1799
Sir
The treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of Two hundred and three Dollars & Five [undecipherable] in balance due to Phineas Emmons Contractor, for rations furnished the Recruits under the comd of Capt [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] Cont thence / May 6th Jan 1799, which Sum you will please to pay to the Said Phineas Emmons taking his receipt for the Same, one of which you will please transmit to this Office — James [undecipherable]
Doctor Hugh Scott July 27 1799
Pittsburg
Sir
Your account of Medicines furnished the Recruits at Fort Fayette between 6 June & 18 Decr 1793, by order of the commanding Officer amounting to $79. — has been referred by the Secretary of War to a Doctor whose duty it is to [undecipherable] & examine accts of like natures who has reported that taking into view the [undecipherable] & emoluments which [undecipherable] has received as Surgeon Mate up to the 8th [undecipherable] that Sum of payment [undecipherable] could not be insufficient compensation — you will therefore receive from [undecipherable] Esqr the said amount being 100 Dollars for which you will grant him the necessary receipt — [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Scott to expect payment from Isaac Craig for medicine supplied to the garrison at Fort Fayette.
Date
07/27/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799072721755
Page start
187
Notable persons
Doctor Hugh Scott
William Simmons
commanding officer
secretary of war
James McHenry
doctor
surgeon's mate
Isaac Craig
garrison
Notable locations
account's office
Pittsburg
Fort Fayette
Notable items
account
medicine
pay
emoluments
compensation
receipts

