Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons forwards a certificate that verifies the rank of Jesse Davis of the Virginia Line.
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Coll Seven Fennell
Shaasbury Vt
Accountants Office
July 31 1799
Sir
Enclosed is a Certificate respecting the Rank of Jesse Davis an Officer on the late line of Virginia, granted on the applications of Richard Harrison Esqr Pursuant to you, especially to his request.
I am &c
W.S.
Lieut. Alexr D. Pope
Richmond - Va
July 21 1799
Sir
I have to request that you will state your Recruiting accounts agreeably to the enclosed form also your accounts [undecipherable] furnishing the balances of [undecipherable] forward them to this Office for examination [&] settlement.
I am &c
W.S.
Nich. Fish Esqr
Supervisor New York
August 1st 1799
Sir
The treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of Twenty eight Dollars & [undecipherable] being balance of Pay & Subsistence due [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] in the 1st R[egiment] of Infantry from 22 March to the date of his acceptance to 21 July 1799 inclusively, which sum you will please to pay him taking the necessary receipts.
I am &c
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons forwards a certificate that verifies the rank of Jesse Davis of the Virginia Line.
Date
07/31/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799073121855
Page start
195
Notable persons
Colonel Leven Powell
William Simmons
Richard Harrison
Jesse Davis
Virginia Line
officer
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Middleburg, Virginia
Notable items
rank

