Account Stoppages
Document 1800Simmons received accounts with stoppages issued by Simmons from Secretary of War. Simmons stated that only alteration to be made is wood allowance for cadets due to general order issued by Adjutant General that Simmons was unaware of at the time of stoppage.
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Abram W. Clary Esq Accountants Office
New York July 23d 1800
Sir
I have recd your letter dated the 5 Inst enclosing sundry certificates & a acct for the payment made by you to Joseph Free, for his pay for July 799 after examinations thereof, I have judged proper to admit his claim, the amount of which being 5 dollars will be paid to your order by Nichs Fish Supervisr as new Methd on paying your duplicate rect for the same —
Saml [undecipherable]
Nichs Fish Esqre July 22d 1800
Supervisr New York
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit to you the sum of five dollars, which you must please to pay to Mr Abra W. Clary taking his duplicate rect for the same; being to reimburse a loan from [him?] to for [Joseph] Free lent a Bounty on the 18 [undecipherable] day of [undecipherable] for his pay for July 799 —
Saml [undecipherable]
Major Genl Jackson July 23d 1800
New York A.S.
Sir
The Secretary of War has handed me your copy of my account of stoppages from your pay & emoluments amounting to Doll 222.22 that I might consider it the only attention which can be made on it, is to allow the [undecipherable] for this credit as it appears by the honored [undecipherable] of the Adjutant Generals [undecipherable] the 27 January. I just received from the Secretary of War that it is directed that the [undecipherable] on the [undecipherable] upon the
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons received accounts with stoppages issued by Simmons from Secretary of War. Simmons stated that only alteration to be made is wood allowance for cadets due to general order issued by Adjutant General that Simmons was unaware of at the time of stoppage.
Date
07/23/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800072321155
Page start
201
Notable persons
Major Daniel Jackson
William Simmons
Abraham Ellery
adjutant general
cadets
paymaster general
Notable locations
New Port, Rhode Island
seaboard
West Point
Notable items
wood
general order
stoppage
fortifications
pay
emoluments
claim
certificates

