Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1800Simmons transfers records pertaining to Capt. Staats Morris to the Paymaster General.
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Caleb Brew Esq.
D. W. Accountant's Office
February 4th 1800 I hand you the above colonel for the purpose of referring the contracts thereof on the settlement of the Bills abovementioned ⟶ Sam'l S. [No?] This letter refers to the Letter of ours to Capt Tates written dated the 24 January 1798 — Page 460. --- Lieut. [undecipherable] audit 13 Regt
Rutland Vermt February 4th 1800 Sir William Burnet Contractor for Vermont having presented his accounts at this Office for settlement without the necessary Vouchers which you have acknowledged to be in your possession the object of this is therefore to request you will forward them to this Office that I may be enabled to pay off the proportion of the charge in the Trustees master's Hospital Dept. You will please give me the names of those bounty Officers for their Muster who appear to have drawn their subsistance from the 1 Octr to N Decr 1799 ⟶ Sam'l S. [undecipherable] --- Mr Williams Burnett
Windsor Vermont February 4th 1800 Sir Your acct handed to this Office for settlement by Judge Jones have been suspended for want of the original vouchers upon which you made the same in the lieu Visit of the parties from whom articles were purchased acknowledging to be in full payment of Williams. I have therefore written to that Officer to forward them to this Office which when done your acct will be settled at the next [undecipherable] duly communicate to your — Sam'l S. [undecipherable]
D. W. Accountant's Office
February 4th 1800 I hand you the above colonel for the purpose of referring the contracts thereof on the settlement of the Bills abovementioned ⟶ Sam'l S. [No?] This letter refers to the Letter of ours to Capt Tates written dated the 24 January 1798 — Page 460. --- Lieut. [undecipherable] audit 13 Regt
Rutland Vermt February 4th 1800 Sir William Burnet Contractor for Vermont having presented his accounts at this Office for settlement without the necessary Vouchers which you have acknowledged to be in your possession the object of this is therefore to request you will forward them to this Office that I may be enabled to pay off the proportion of the charge in the Trustees master's Hospital Dept. You will please give me the names of those bounty Officers for their Muster who appear to have drawn their subsistance from the 1 Octr to N Decr 1799 ⟶ Sam'l S. [undecipherable] --- Mr Williams Burnett
Windsor Vermont February 4th 1800 Sir Your acct handed to this Office for settlement by Judge Jones have been suspended for want of the original vouchers upon which you made the same in the lieu Visit of the parties from whom articles were purchased acknowledging to be in full payment of Williams. I have therefore written to that Officer to forward them to this Office which when done your acct will be settled at the next [undecipherable] duly communicate to your — Sam'l S. [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons transfers records pertaining to Capt. Staats Morris to the Paymaster General.
Date
02/04/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800020421355
Page start
501
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Notable locations
Accountant's Office

