Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons provides an account balance to Col. Darke
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[Colo. [undecipherable] Eng.]
[S. M. [undecipherable]]
Accountants Office
August 16. 1799
Sir
I herewith enclose you for examination & payment the Pay & muster Rolls of the Troops at Fort [undecipherable] under the command of [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] for the months of June & July — That Office will be desired to transmit the rolls in future for your Office —
James [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
C. Swan Esqr August 15. 1799
Dear Sir
I transmit herewith the Muster & Pay Bills of a Company of the 2 Regt of A to B stationed at [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] under the command of Capt John Bishop, who will be desired to forward all future bills to your Office for payment. —
James [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Colt William Davies August 15. 1799
[undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Sir I have received your letter of the 15 [undecipherable] enclosing one hundred Dollars to discharge your bond amounts to Eighty seven dollars & [undecipherable], leaving a balance of D 12 [undecipherable] which sum has been paid to [undecipherable] equally to your request, as will appear by the vouchers acmp— the letter for Mr [undecipherable] has been returned to hand with the enclosures — In respect to the pay of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — it cannot be admitted — it is necessary the bond should be filed with your acts. I have therefore [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons provides an account balance to Col. Darke
Date
08/15/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799081521355
Page start
240
Notable persons
Colonel William Darke
William Simmons
Henry Bainbridge
Brown and Tallby
Notable locations
Berkley County
Virginia
accountant's office
Notable items
Horses
bond
balance
receipt
pay
books
claim
horses lost
expedition of 1791

