Letter from the Accountant of the War Depart. to Messrs Buell & Greenleaf
Document 1799Simmons received an account from Buell and Greenleaf for manufacturing cavalry swords. Simmons requests to be provided with confirmation of delivery.
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Saml Hodgdon Esqr
Supt of My Stores,
Sir,
Accountants Office
Sept 28th 1799
Herewith you will receive four abstracts of articles furnished the Troops of the United States to wit, by McCorkle's contractor, to the Garrisons at Fort Fay at West Point, & to the 12 Regt of Infantry at Fort Charles under command of Coll Smith, between 1 Augt &r 1 May 1st 1799 Dolls 1178. 90
by McCall & Tunkle Contractors, to the Troops of the United States in the State of Pennsylvania between 1 Jany & 31 May 1st 1798 462. 33
by James Watts Contractor to the Troops of the United States in the State of Virginia between 1st August 1791 & 1 July 1799 315. 41
by McCrabb, to the Garrisons at Fort Fauburg and Fort Johnston & to Captn L Rogers Revolt in the State of N.Ca between the 1st January &r 30 June 1799 233.
Amounting on the whole to Dolls 2189. 4
for which they will receive a credit on the Books of this Office you will therefore please to make such entries on the Books of the Superintendant, of Military Stores as [undecipherable: will hold] the proper persons accountable for the due application thereof.
Saml &
Mr St Built Arenberg
Hartford Connn
Gentleman
Octr 26. 1799
I this day received from the Secretary of War your account for manufacturing [undecipherable: military] Stores with Sullivan & Wells, but before settlement can takes place it will be
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons received an account from Buell and Greenleaf for manufacturing cavalry swords. Simmons requests to be provided with confirmation of delivery.
Date
09/26/1799
Author
Document number
1799092621255
Page start
325
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
William Simmons
Buell
Greenleaf
Secretary at War
Robert Orr
Notable locations
Hartford, Connecticut
Notable items
belts
scabbards

