Accounts with Receipts for Fuel Purchased from Contractors
Document 1800Simmons advised Miller on recording the purchase of fuel by officers from outside contractors. Miller's records lacked sufficient information to make the appropriate reimbursements.
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Accountants Office
April 23d 1800
I Certify, that there is due to Rebecca Tobias
the Sum of Twenty nine dollars & 3/100 being for her Pay as
a matron to the Hospitals at Hampsted [undecipherable] from 1 Jan
1799 to 31 Decr 1799, which sum is payable to Tobias [undecipherable]
atty May [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] Attorney to [undecipherable: Barry?] [undecipherable] this present
Husband of the Said Rebecca Tobias — [undecipherable: initials]
[left margin notation: as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Blank]
Dec 29. 41
The Secy of War
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James Miller Esqr April 26th 1800
Agent for the Genl
In the accounts received by you as Agent for the
Quarter Master General, are contained charges for the supply of follo
to Officers and other, who have been hitherto in the habits of
receiving it from Contractors.
To these charges you appear solely to rely on the
receipts of the persons from whom it was purchased; in some cases
attested by the acknowledgement of an innkeeper & in nothers
without a statement of the number & rank of the Officers, the number
of the non commissioned Officers & Privates, Servants & [undecipherable] add
[undecipherable], & of whatsoever for whom demands with the prices for
which it is furnished and that the Officers in ment were not on
Furlough, certified by the Commandant of the Garrison, or recruiting
party.
As a total violation of the regulations [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] by
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons advised Miller on recording the purchase of fuel by officers from outside contractors. Miller's records lacked sufficient information to make the appropriate reimbursements.
Date
04/24/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800042421155
Page start
104
Notable persons
James Miller
William Simmons
agent for quartermaster general
contractors
officers
privates
servants
soldiers
washerwomen
Notable items
furlough
regulations
requisition
regulations
fuel
straw
vouchers

