Simmons Notifies Huntington of the Treasurer's Remittance of $826.76
Document 1800The Treasurer is remitting Huntington $826.76 for rations, quartermaster and hospital supplies and expenditures by Elijah and Simon House for July, August and September for the use of the garrison at Fort Trumbull and Captain Bissell's Recruits at Hartford.
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Sep 26 - 2 [undecipherable] 22 - 4 [undecipherable] 2 44 ............... 2.78
For the Hospital -
Augt - 6 Camp Kettles 1.28 - 8 Tin pans 1.74 - 2 [undecipherable] 1.50 - 10.
[Dec 16.]
You will therefore be pleased to make the necessary entries in the Books of the Superintendant of Military Stores — Sam[undecipherable]
Saml Hodgdon Esqr Accountants' Office
Superintendt of Stores Nov 4 1800
Philada
Sir
The accounts of James O'Hara Esqr Contractor, commencing with his first contract dated April 1796 being committed & ready for adjustment, you are requested to furnish an exhibit of the charges against him, for any general provisions delivered to his agents by [undecipherable] the Commissary General, & his assistants as well as whatever else may appear from the records of your office.
Your Compliance with this request is wished with all possible expedition to enable me to effect a Settlement of said accounts, which has then most necessarily remain suspended. Sam W.S.
Jno Huntington Esqr November 3d [undecipherable]
Contractor New London &c
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States was [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] of Eight hundred & Seventy six dollars for [undecipherable] Quarter master & Hospital supplies & expenditures by [undecipherable] Contractor [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] for the use of the Garrison at Fort Trumbull & [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
The Treasurer is remitting Huntington $826.76 for rations, quartermaster and hospital supplies and expenditures by Elijah and Simon House for July, August and September for the use of the garrison at Fort Trumbull and Captain Bissell's Recruits at Hartford.
Date
11/03/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800110321555
Page start
292
Notable persons
Jedediah Huntingdon
William Simmons
collector New London Connecticut
Captain Bissell
recruit
Elijah and Simon House
contractors
contractor
garrison
Notable locations
New London, Connecticut
Fort Trumbull
Hebron
Notable items
hospital supplies and expenditures
quartermaster
expenditures
receipts

