Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Swan that Major Constant Freeman's pay must be garnished for receiving rations in excess of the authorized amount.
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Chas Carrington Esqr
Supervisor
Richmond Va Accountants Office
Novr 20 1799
Sir
I have received your letter Dated the 14 Inst enclosing the receipt of Thomas Simmons [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for Twenty seven Dollars which sum will be enter'd to your credit on the Books of this Office —
Sam B[undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Lieut George [undecipherable]
Charleston SC Novr 20 1799
Sir
I have received your letter Dated 2 Inst enclosing a receipt Roll for the pay of the Detachment of 2d Regt of [undecipherable] late under your command from 1 March to 4 May 1799 which has undergone examination [undecipherable] correct — the amount therein receipted being Five hundred & thirty five dollars & [undecipherable] will accordingly be placed to the credit of your account on the Books of this Office —
Sam B[undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Coll [undecipherable] Esqr
[undecipherable] November 19 1799
Sir
Major [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Regt [undecipherable] having drawn additional Rations for the months of June July & August 1799 as commanding Officer of the several Posts in the [undecipherable] of Charleston SC but to which he was not [undecipherable] you are [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] many dollars to [undecipherable] from the monies which you may [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Swan that Major Constant Freeman's pay must be garnished for receiving rations in excess of the authorized amount.
Date
11/19/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799111921155
Page start
420
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
1st Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers
paymaster general
Major Constant Freeman
commanding officer
Notable locations
Charleston Harbor
posts
accountant's office
Charleston, South Carolina
Notable items
rations
monies
harbor
overdrawn rations
contract price

