Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons forwards a letter to Lewis.
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List of Bonds transmitted to the Pay Master General q letter of the 20 Sept. 1799.
names of the Paymasters Bigd commanded of the line Sureties Remarks
Caroline Talbot 6 1st Subt Southard 28 July 99 John Walker James Walker
Calven Morgan 7 Wm Huntley 17 may Betln C. Randolph Kian Hundley [undecipherable]
Hiran Simsbury 9 Jonas E Ball Jonathan Busby Jnos Clark off'r [undecipherable: from matter]
John Stuart 10 Robt H. Morant 26 April Joseph McManus Abba Greenleaf
John & McCharles 11 Aaron Ogden 9 offd John Kennedy Alexr McCharles
James Smith 12 Wm S. Smith Refused Justus S. Smith
Freeman Mundy 13 Timothy Taylor 2 offd Timothy Summons Cook of office has McMunely [undecipherable: last] two [undecipherable]
Robert Duncan 14 Nathan Ball 11 May Danl Duncan David Wait
William Swan 15 Richd Brownell 2 June Benjn B. Munford Thos Shaw
Saml Parker 16 Major Gross 30 July Caleb Parker Silvr Shearer
Lieut Meriweather Lewis
Staunton Va
Accountants Office
Sept 25th 1799
Sir
Inclosed is my letter of the 24th March Ulto Dd to you at Charlotsville Louisas Virga which has been returned to this Office, owing as I presume to your having removed from the neighbourhood & which I now forward to you at Staunton to the care of [undecipherable]
I am &c
W S
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons forwards a letter to Lewis.
Date
09/23/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799092321155
Page start
312
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 Meriwether Lewis
William Simmons
Capt. Gibson
Notable locations
Staunton, Virginia
Accountant's Office
Kempsville

