Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons authorizes Jackson to make payment to William Smith.
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Mr James Bavier
Contacter Baltimore
Maryland
Accountants Office
Novemr 13 1799
Sir
The generality of your accounts &Vouchers no your supplies in Marylands, recived at this Office on the 8 Instant, by Mr Wesley Baker, are of so complicated & informal a nature as to render it absolutely necessary for you to withdraw them for the purpose of correcting the objections & stating them agreeably to the form with which you have been furnished in —
An error also appears in the statement of your account of rations furnished at Harre De Grace, where the rations allowed, kegion besides for the hardware charge, is complete alter it does not appear that the rations so drawn were in any Instant complete —
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H.C.
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Jnos Thomson Esqr
Boston
November 18 1799
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of seventy six dollars & 9[undecipherable], to to be by you paid to Walter Smith contractor, being for the balance of rations & fuel supplied the Commisaries at Springfield in July August & Sept — which sum you will please to lay upon his granting you the necessary receipt —
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H.C.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Jackson to make payment to William Smith.
Date
11/16/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799111621055
Page start
412
Notable persons
Jonathan Jackson
William Simmons
armorers
armourers
supervisor Boston
William Smith
contractor
Notable locations
Massachusetts
accountant's office
Boston
Springfield
Notable items
receipts
remit
balance
rations
fuel

