Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons provides an account balance and informs Henry to expect payment from John Dexter.
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leaving a balance of from hundred & twelve Dollars &
sixty two cents, which sum you will recve from the
Treasure of the U. States, after which you will please to
transmit rects holding yourself accountable for the due
application thereof.
As there is no Contract formed for the present
Year for supplying the Troops with Clothing, I forward
you a Copy of one made in 1793 which will materially
make the necessary Stoppage.
Saml Ht [undecipherable]
Captn John Henry Accountant's Office
Fort Adams August 2d 1799
Sir I have recd from A & Ellery [undecipherable] Adjutant
Adjt General & Inspector & Pay Isle of a Company of the 2d Rgt
A & B Soldiers at Fort Orleans under your command from
March the 30th June 1799 which have been examined. The
following is the result.
Amount of Pay Roll from Statement: Drs 1114 —
from which deduct
pay of Wm Rankins, Harding, & Thos Monroe
Drs in confinement at Fort Jay 60 —
wt Hendrick Stack, Mustr To Major Hope
at New York 20 — 80 —
1034 —
leaving a balance of one thousand & Thirty four Dollars
which sum you will receive from [undecipherable] Subpaymaster. Keep
[undecipherable] upon granting him your receipts to be held accountable
for the due application thereof.
Saml Ht [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons provides an account balance and informs Henry to expect payment from John Dexter.
Date
08/02/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799080221355
Page start
198
Notable persons
Captain John Henry
William Simmons
A.R. Ellery
William Rankin
Private J. Harding
Private Thomas Mercer
Hendrick Mack
waiter
Major Hoops
Abraham R. Ellery
assistant adjutant general
company 2nd Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
John Dexter
supervisor Rhode Island
Notable locations
Fort Adams
Accountant's Office
Fort Jay
Rhode Island
New York
Notable items
muster roll
pay roll
command
examination
statement
confinement
receipts
balance

