Notification of Payment
Document 1800Leonard to receive sum from Lieutenant Nathaniel Fosdick for payment and reimbursement for pursuing and apprehending sundry deserters from Fort Sumner. Note: differences in account annexed.
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Lieut Nathl. Leonard Accountants Office
Fort Sumner [undecipherable] April 10th 1800
Portland – Maine
Sir,
You will receive from Walter F. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Collector at Portland, the sum of ninety two dollars & [undecipherable] being to reimburse to him sum paid by you for the fees & expenses incurred in pursuing and apprehending sundry deserters from the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] – offering over your statement as [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] different amounts – for which favor you will please to grant your duplicate rect –
Sam [undecipherable]
Mr [undecipherable] [undecipherable] April 10th 1800
Springfield M[undecipherable]
Sir,
A statement of your account having now arriv[undecipherable] a balance appears due by you to the United States of thirty [undecipherable] dollars & [undecipherable] appearing in the account of different vouchers – The vouchers N: [undecipherable] not copied are now sent –
It remains now for you to cause the [undecipherable] balance to be paid here, when your account will be finally closed in the Books of this Office –
Sam [undecipherable]
Edward Carrington [undecipherable] April 10th 1800
Supervisor Richmond V[undecipherable]
Sir,
I received your letter of the [undecipherable] Instant[undecipherable] endorsing the rect of William Billingsley for [undecipherable] hundred dollars [undecipherable] account of [undecipherable] which will be [undecipherable: entered] to your credit on the Books of this Office –
Sam [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Leonard to receive sum from Lieutenant Nathaniel Fosdick for payment and reimbursement for pursuing and apprehending sundry deserters from Fort Sumner. Note: differences in account annexed.
Date
04/10/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800041021255
Page start
80
Notable persons
Lieutenant Nathaniel Leonard
William Simmons
Notable locations
Fort Sumner, near Portland Maine
Accountant's Office
Notable items
deserters
garrison
reimburse
receipt
statement reward
expenses

