Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons authorizes Huntingdon to make payment to Phineas Emons. Emons is a contractor for rations, quartermaster stores, and hospital stores.
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Jedidiah Huntington Esq
Comer N. Lenore Accountants Office
Nov 4. 1799
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of five hundred thirty three dollars & cts for being a balance due to Phineas Emores Contractor, for rations, Quarter Master & Hospital Stores furnished the Recruits under Capt [undecipherable] to 20 Augt 1799 which sum you will please to pay to the said Phineas Emores upon his giving you the necessary rect —
Saml & [undecipherable]
[H[undecipherable]]
Mr Phineas Emores November 11. 1799
Contractor
Litchfield Co.
Sir Your accounts & vouchers for rations [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Recruits at Litchfield up to 20 August have been received & ascertained the following [undecipherable] —
Debt 611. 8
from which deduct
This sum paid [undecipherable] being the sum of his account for nursing which [undecipherable], not [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] —
This sum paid Capt [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] in Litchfield [undecipherable] being [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable] that the [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] are merely [undecipherable] as to the quantity that may be [undecipherable] where absolutely [undecipherable]
I cannot be [undecipherable] & was not [undecipherable] to give an [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] for any part they have not [undecipherable] by being on [undecipherable], or [undecipherable] on account, or any other [undecipherable] — 13.10
Commission [undecipherable] on the above sums —— 1.4
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Huntingdon to make payment to Phineas Emons. Emons is a contractor for rations, quartermaster stores, and hospital stores.
Date
11/11/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799111121255
Page start
415
Notable persons
Jedediah Huntingdon
William Simmons
recruits
Capt. Ranney
contractor
Lieutenant Waugh
Secretary of War
Joseph Cole
officer
furlough
Jedediah Huntingdon
collector New London
Notable locations
Litchfield Connecticut
New London
Accountant's Office
Notable items
regulations
account
nursing a soldier
vouchers
rations
examination
statement
deductions
fuel
emolument
furlough
commission

