Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1800Simmons provides to the Paymaster General a list of expenses incurred by Capt. Amos Stoddard in pursuit of deserters.
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⇣Accountants Office
January 6 1800
Caleb Swan Esqr.
P.M.G
Sir
I hand you herewith an Abstract of expenses incurred
by Captn. Amos Stoddard of the 2d. Reg.t of A & I for pursuing &
apprehending sundry Deserters, amounting to the sum of one
hundred thirty nine Dollars & 65/100, you will of course make
te necessary stoppages from their pay. I AM [ILLEGIBLE] w.s.
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[Call down eg: / No 4] Accountants Office
January 6th 1800
Sir
I thank you herewith an abstract of returns made by Capt James deceased of the 2nd Regt of U.S. for pressing & apprehending sundry Deserters amounting to the sum of [undecipherable] hundred [undecipherable] nine Dollars & [undecipherable] cts; you will if [undecipherable] make the necessary stoppages from their pay — Saml [undecipherable]
N.S.
Mr Fish & [undecipherable] January 6th 1800
New York
Sir
You will receive from Nicholas Fish, [undecipherable] of New York the sum of ninety dollars being for [undecipherable] they [undecipherable] October & 31 December 1799, for which Sum you will be pleased to grant your duplicate receipt — Saml [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Nichs Fish Esqr January 6th 1800
New York
Sir
The treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of ninety Dollars, which you will please to Pay to Frederick Barry [undecipherable] meeting Store Kaper at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] during his [undecipherable] for his [undecipherable] from 1 October [undecipherable] 31 December 1799 — Saml [undecipherable]
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons provides to the Paymaster General a list of expenses incurred by Capt. Amos Stoddard in pursuit of deserters.
Date
01/06/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800010621055
Page start
468
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
2nd Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers
deserters
paymaster general
Captain Amos Stoddard
deserters
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
abstract of expenses
desertion
stoppages of pay
apprehending deserters

