Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons directs Dyson to state his recruiting account.
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Capn Staats Morris
Fort McHenry
Accountants Office
Septemr 9th 1799 ~
Sir
I have received your letter of the 4th Instant enclosing the muster rolls for pay of the Troops under your Command at Fort McHenry for the month of June last, which has been examined & found correct. the amount thereof, ampt being six hundred twenty six Dollars 96cts has been pass'd to your credit
Enclosed you will receive a statement of your accounts from which you will observe that there is a balance against you of forty dollars $39.24 which sum will be deducted from your pay by the Pay master General ~
I am &c
W.S.
Lieut Saml St Eugeon
Fort McHenry
September 10th 1799
Sir
I have to request that you will State your Secondary accounts noting particularly in what rolls your Rations were mustered present, dead or deserted, also your account Current shewing the balance, aforesaid, these to this Office that an examination may take place & your accounts finally adjusted, as all accounts of this nature are in store to be present'd to the Pay master General ~
I am &c
W.S.
Edward Livingston Esqr
Agt Virginia
September 11th 1799
Sir
I received your letter dated the 6 Instt inclosing the receipt of Elias Humphreys, Contractor, for Eighty six Dollars & 6cts which Sum will be entered to your credit on the Books of this Office
I am &c
W.S.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons directs Dyson to state his recruiting account.
Date
09/10/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799091021155
Page start
285
Note
Fever in Philadelphia causes the Accountant's Office to relocate to Trenton. This move occurs over the period August 24-7, 1799.
Notable persons
Lieutenant Samuel Dyson
William Simmons
recruits
paymaster general
Caleb Swan
Notable locations
Baltimore
accountant's office
Fort McHenry
Maryland
Notable items
recruiting account
muster
rolls
desertion
balance

