Funds to be Received
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Funds to be Received
Description
Informs John Bryant at Springfield that Nathaniel Gorham - Supervisor at Boston - will deliver him the sum of 500 dollars for the armory. Discusses vouchers as well.
year created
1796
month created
02
day created
25
author
sent from location
War Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Springfield, Massachusetts
in image
notable person/group
John Bryant
William Simmons
Nathaniel Gorham
notable location
Springfield, Massachusetts
Department of War Accountant's Office
Boston
notable item/thing
advance
payments
duplicate receipts
accounts
red ink
vouchers
deposition
account current
document number
1796022521655
page start
443
transcription
Department of War
Accountants' Office
February 25th 1796
Mr. John Bryant
Springfield, Mass.th
Sir
I have now to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 6th January and 16th Instant - and have
thought proper to cause a further advance to be make to you of Five hundred Dollars in order to enable to complete your payments, which sum you will receive from Nathaniel Gorham Esquire Supervisor Boston for which you will please to give him duplicate receipts.
I herewith enclose to you an account that you rendered to the Office under the date of 10th October 1794 amounting to five hundred fifty two pounds, two shillings
and four pence the greater part of which (all that are not checke'd off with (indecipherable) or unsupported by any receipt or voucher you are therefore requested if the vouchers are still in your possession to forward them on to this Office immediately or to state under deposition any fact relative to the want of them and that the sum charged was paid by you for the benefit of the United States and for the purpose therein mentioned, and when you transmitt your account Current you will please to attest to it under Oath in like manner and that the Balance Stated (if any) is just and true.---
Im Sir (indecipherable)
William Simmons
Accountants' Office
February 25th 1796
Mr. John Bryant
Springfield, Mass.th
Sir
I have now to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 6th January and 16th Instant - and have
thought proper to cause a further advance to be make to you of Five hundred Dollars in order to enable to complete your payments, which sum you will receive from Nathaniel Gorham Esquire Supervisor Boston for which you will please to give him duplicate receipts.
I herewith enclose to you an account that you rendered to the Office under the date of 10th October 1794 amounting to five hundred fifty two pounds, two shillings
and four pence the greater part of which (all that are not checke'd off with (indecipherable) or unsupported by any receipt or voucher you are therefore requested if the vouchers are still in your possession to forward them on to this Office immediately or to state under deposition any fact relative to the want of them and that the sum charged was paid by you for the benefit of the United States and for the purpose therein mentioned, and when you transmitt your account Current you will please to attest to it under Oath in like manner and that the Balance Stated (if any) is just and true.---
Im Sir (indecipherable)
William Simmons
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YAA01 (447 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | Letterbook A, P. 440 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | War Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Bryant | Springfield, Massachusetts | [n/a] |