Account from Public Books for June 1799
Document 1799Encloses entry in public books for the month of June with army payments. Notes that he has not received Lieutenant Wright's records of Captain Sparks's company. Reports payment to Lieutenant Chandler and Captain Taylor's recruits. Promises to send an abstract to the Treasurer.
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Phœnix, August 14. 1799
Sir,
I now inclose you a copy of my entrys in the public Books for the month of June, which has been detaind owing to the delay payment to the Army that has not been applied for So early as Sh pected, and which I should have been pleased at Sending with the Abstracts at this time but am prevented by Lieut Wright w has not applyed for the Money for Captn Bucks Company which I impute to his being Sick, or Some casualty to me unkno
I have paid Lieut Chandler Up the paym of the other Troops and their Subsistence 9239. 10 $\mathcal{B}$ and for of Captn Taylors accounts in Kentucky 577.60. — the former to the 31 of March & the latter to the 31st of May 1799
I have a desire that Lieut Wright wince on me for the payment of the 3d Regiment, [strikethrough: the] the Treasury has prepared for the quarter of April to June, which Ch. Butler myself agreed would be very Satisfactory & proper to pay Quan
The next Post Shall Send on an Abstract of the monies that I have creditted the Treasury, which 3p a very Serious Sum, and though it is So Short to account it properly —
I am Sir
your Humble Servant
David Henley
Wm Simmons Esquire
Type
Letterbook
Description
Encloses entry in public books for the month of June with army payments. Notes that he has not received Lieutenant Wright's records of Captain Sparks's company. Reports payment to Lieutenant Chandler and Captain Taylor's recruits. Promises to send an abstract to the Treasurer.
Date
08/14/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1799081470101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Henley, 09/04/1799.
Notable persons
William Simmons
David Henley
Steve Wright
Captain Sparks
Lieutenant Chandler
Captain Taylor
Treasurer
recruits
3rd Regiment
Treasury
Notable locations
Knoxville
Notable items
public books
abstracts
monies
account

