Receipt and pay for an officer

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Receipt and pay for an officer

Description

Acknowledges receipt of a receipt of bounty paid to Thomas Brown. Sends money for the pay of Captain Lyman. Cited in Shoemaker to Simmons, 07/03/1797

year created

1797

month created

06

day created

22

author

William Simmons

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

Peter Shoemaker

sent to location

Reading

in collection

Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)

in image

YOQ01

note

Cited in Shoemaker to Simmons, 07/03/1797.

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Peter Shoemaker

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Lieutenant Peter Shoemaker
William Simmons
Thomas Brown
Captain Lyman

notable location

Reading
Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

bounty
pay
receipt
money
conveyance

document number

1797062221055

page start

116

transcription

Lieut. Peter Shoemaker Accountants Office

Reading June 22nd 1797

Sir
I received your letter of the 20th Instant enclosing a receipt of bounty paid to Thomas Brown which will be placed with those already sent.
Enclosed is a letter for Captain Lyman enclosing one hundred Dollars on account of his pay, which i have directed him to deliver his receipts soon to you, you will be pleased on your delivering him the money to foward his Receipts to this office by different conveyances, I enclose you the receipts to be signed.
Signed-
I am vc.
Wm. simmons
acct.

Item sets

Documents

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) YOQ01 (446 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) V:C; P:116

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient Peter Shoemaker Reading [n/a]