Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1800Simmons informs Cooper to expect payment from Capt. James Read.
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this sum rec'd from [undecipherable], morgan for which the said morgan
has obtained a credit agreeable to your account— 70.
This sum overcharged forgiven..... 45.69
———
leaves a balance on his favor of $D[undecipherable] 54.97
which sum you will receive from the Treasurer of the U. S. to be paid
by you paid to the Executors or administrators of this [undecipherable], upon
their granting you this necessary receipt—
Sam H[undecipherable]
P H
The Treasurer of the United States will also remit you the
sum of [undecipherable] dollars to be [undecipherable] by your [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] for which you will please take the [undecipherable] ack-
nowledgement due to this office—
St John [undecipherable] Accountants Office
Eastern [undecipherable] February 20th 1800
Sir
[undecipherable] I transmit you a copy of my letter [undecipherable] to
James Blake dated 16 March 1799 requesting him to pay you the amt.
of your account for [undecipherable] & furnished the recruits at Boston
being thirty four dollars [undecipherable]
As monies still remain in the hands of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for
the above purpose, you will therefore please to transmit your
acct to him for payment accordingly—
Sam H[undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Cooper to expect payment from Capt. James Read.
Date
02/20/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800022021155
Page start
525
Notable persons
Doctor John Cooper
William Simmons
Notable locations
Easton, Pennsylvania
Accountant's Office
Notable items
medicine

