Request to Hold Officers Accountable for Rations
Document 1800Simmons requested Swan hold Major Timothy Darling accountable for rations drawn by him which he was not entitled to take. Note: Letter from Major Darling stated his resignation in army was accepted and answered but he was detained at his post by Coll. Graves.
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Caleb Swan Eqr
$ M G
Sir Accountants Office
April 14th 1800
You are hereby directed to hold the following persons accountable for the sums opposed to their names respectively, being for rations drawn by them to which they were not entitled -
Light Brigs Hollingsworth 9th U.S. Regt . . . . . . . Fo 111.60
Lieutt Robt Cushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.72
Lieutn Oran Danforth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.31
Lieutn M'[undecipherable] Lovett . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.31
Lieutn Carey Graves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.1[undecipherable]
Making together two hundred eighty [undecipherable] dollars [undecipherable] eighty two
Cents —
Saml [undecipherable] M S
Caleb Swan Eqr
$ M G
Sir April 2d 1800
You are hereby requested to hold Major Timothy Darling of the 10 Regt accountable for the sum eighty nine dollars & [undecipherable] for rations drawn by him to which he is not entitled — Major Darling in a letter dated 3d April, instance, says my resignation in the Army was accepted & occurred in January 1800 attached at my Post by both [undecipherable] Fevers until the last of February —
Saml [undecipherable]
Mr Phelps & [undecipherable]
New [undecipherable]
Sir April 14th 1800
You will receive from Frederic Huntington his [undecipherable] or reimbursement the Sum of five hundred seventy four dollars & [undecipherable] from the amount of your account of freight & transportation borne for sundry articles of public property [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons requested Swan hold Major Timothy Darling accountable for rations drawn by him which he was not entitled to take. Note: Letter from Major Darling stated his resignation in army was accepted and answered but he was detained at his post by Coll. Graves.
Date
04/14/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800041421355
Page start
84
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Accountant's office
Major Darling
army
Colonel Graves
Notable items
rations
resignation

