Simmons Setting Dayton's Account Straight and Requesting the Less Frequent Use of Vouchers
Document 1800Simmons is providing an account of the $3084.29 deducted from Daytons claim as per Simmons letter of the 15th of September. Simmons hopes that Dayton will be able to use vouchers less due to the problems that frequently occur when they are implemented, and when Dayton is able to function without them his demands may be once again met.
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[Chas B. Dayton Esq?
Elizabethtown N.J.]
Accountants Office
September 29. 1800
Sir
Conformably to the request contained in your letter of the 22 "inst" I now inclose you a particular account of the Dr 1013 to [undecipherable] from your claim as stated to you in my last of the 18 inst — in doing it I have fully [undecipherable] the difficulties which necessarily arise on the [undecipherable] & charges to which I particularly [undecipherable] that you may have them [undecipherable], when you will again be at liberty to renew your demands —
Sam [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
[Copy of the account above alluded to filed with the statement —]
The Secretary of War — September 30. 1800
Doct. Abr. Humphreys has exhibited at this Office for settlement his account for medicines administered the Troops at [undecipherable], under the command of Capt [undecipherable] from the 9 June to 21 Decr amounting to Dr 162. 93½, with his charge for Surgeon's fund as allowed by [undecipherable] being Dr 166 [undecipherable] making together the sum of Dr 329 [undecipherable] also a continuation of his account of medicines administered in [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] 1800, including his claim for [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] of a [undecipherable] amounting to Dr 272 — both of which accounts I am [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] for the purpose of having them [undecipherable] on the [undecipherable] the better to enable a just compensation to be awarded I am [undecipherable] to give you a [undecipherable] account of the [undecipherable] D. Humphreys as [undecipherable] by Doct [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] at this Office —
Sam [undecipherable]
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons is providing an account of the $3084.29 deducted from Daytons claim as per Simmons letter of the 15th of September. Simmons hopes that Dayton will be able to use vouchers less due to the problems that frequently occur when they are implemented, and when Dayton is able to function without them his demands may be once again met.
Date
09/29/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800092921055
Page start
265
Notable persons
Elias B Dayton
William Simmons
contractor
Notable locations
Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Accountant's Office
Notable items
vouchers
claim

