Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons provides a statement of Henry's account.
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Capt John Henry
New York No
Accountants Office
Trenton 8th Octr 1799
Sir
The muster roll which accompanies your Letter of the 25th Ulto has been examined, the amount therein receipted being one thousand & eighty four Dollars & three cents to your credit. notwithstanding the pay of Henley, Harding & Marcer was not forwarded to you, but directed from this Pay rolls in consequence of their being mutineers in confinement at Fort Jay, untill it could be known, whether part or any of their pay, was forfeited to the United States. I have notwithstanding admitted the amount due to them to your credit, you will therefore be pleased to forward to this Office, monies by you[r]self, from you, of their having been delivered without forfeiting any part of their pay —
Enclosed you will receive a statement of your account as it stands on the Books of this Office from which you will observe, that after crediting you for your pay to the 1st of the present month, there is still a balance against you of seventy dollars & 6 cts for which you will be charged as falls accountable on the Books of this Office —
I am &c
W. S.
Caleb Swan Esqr
P. M. G.
Septr 7th 1799
Sir
You will receive herewith a letter from John M. Buel Major of the 2d Regt of Infantry, enclosing an account for his pay, forage & Subsistance, which is referred to you for examination & payment
I am &c
W. S.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons provides a statement of Henry's account.
Date
09/05/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Document number
1799090521055
Page start
282
Note
Cited in Simmons to Henry, 01/24/1800.
Fever in Philadelphia causes the Accountant's Office to relocate to Trenton. This move occurs over the period August 24-7, 1799.
Notable persons
Captain John Henry
William Simmons
Ranking
Harding
Mercer
Notable locations
New Port, Rhode Island
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Fort Jay
Notable items
confinement
receipt roll
credit
pay
mustered in confinement
forfeiture of pay
balance
books

