Ackowledgment of Receipt
Document 1800Simmons received letter enclosing receipts of John Winchester. Amount on receipts was wrong and was corrected by Simmons.
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Lieut Hugh McCall
Savannah Georgia
Sir
I have received your letter of the 6 Inst
and in answer have to inform you that your accounts
as Pay master of the Troops in Georgia, have this day been
adjusted and a balance found remaining in your hands of
one thousand two hundred & forty seven dollars & 7[undecipherable]/100
with which you stand charged on the Books of this Office,
differing from your statement in the Sum of $ 661. 24. which
is accounted for as follows — Vizt
Dr To amot of Voucher No 212, in part, for your travelling expences
in receiving Public money, Suspended for further
Consideration ........... Dolls 382.
" No 283, also for travelling expences ditto do " " 261.
" No 286. being your Recruiting accot Suspended
for want of Vouchers .......... " 230
" Short paid William Cooper Drummer in Capt Tinsley's
Cy for Novr & Decr 1795 ............. 50/100
" overadded in the aggregate amount of Capt
Eaton's Roll for the months of Jany & Feb-
:ruary 1796 ............. 1.—
861.2[undecipherable]
Cr
By this sum receipted for by you, to Constant
Freeman a.W.D. (pr rect dated Decr 16. 1796)
over & above the amot actually received
by you & now passed to your credit, agree-
:ably to directions from Major Freeman ...... 200.—
Dollars 661.[undecipherable]
On the examination of your accots the following remarks h[ave]
occured — Vizt —
Willm Cooper, Musician in Capt Tinsley's Cy for Sept & Octr 1796
Short receipted — ............. $ 2.—
do on Roll, No 216, for discharged Soldiers reinlisted 21st
May 1798, [he] is made up & paid on the said Roll
to the 21 June 98, He is also paid on Tinsley Cy Roll
from 21 May to the 21 June 98 — he is therefore
overpaid ............. 4.—
Henry Beard in Capt Tinsley's Cy is reduced from Corpl to
Private, on the 17 March 98 & promoted again May 1st
following, but is made up on discharged Roll for the
whole period as Corpl overpaid ........... 2. 50.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons received letter enclosing receipts of John Winchester. Amount on receipts was wrong and was corrected by Simmons.
Date
08/30/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800083021355
Page start
237
Notable persons
Captain James Stille
William Simmons
John Winchester
Notable locations
West Point, New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipt

