Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1800Simmons forwards the accounts of Samuel Lewis to the Secretary at War.
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P. No 9.
Accountants Office
February 10th 1800
Sir
I hand you inclosed a Statement of monies [undecipherable] to the debit of Mr John & [undecipherable] [undecipherable] matter in this Office of $86. amounting to [undecipherable] dollars & [undecipherable] Cts which sums you will be pleased to deduct from his pay accordingly —
Sam H[undecipherable]
The Secretary of War February 19th 1800
Sir
I specially [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in your note [undecipherable] I inclose a Statement of the account of Samuel [undecipherable] as it appears from the Vouchers & accounts on file in this Office accompanied by an abstract of the monies [undecipherable] or [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in which no receipts have been [undecipherable] by which there appears a balance due the United States of Dollrs [undecipherable]
Sam H[undecipherable]
Camar[undecipherable] Carrington Esq February 19th 1800
Richmond V[undecipherable]
Sir
I received by yesterdays mail yours of the 11th Inst enclosing the acct of the Serjeant William [undecipherable] supplies to the troops at Petersburg on October next [undecipherable] 1799 the balance amounting [undecipherable] his Statement to — Dollars 150 66
from which has been [undecipherable] amount of $[undecipherable] having [undecipherable] paid to Capt [undecipherable] & Lieut [undecipherable] in lieu of [undecipherable] for Octr [undecipherable] & Novr 1799 amounts equally to a [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] which you must have heretofore [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
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[undecipherable] Charges at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1.20
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons forwards the accounts of Samuel Lewis to the Secretary at War.
Date
02/19/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800021921155
Page start
524
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons

