William Simmons letter February 16, 1797
February 16, 1797
Accountant’s Office
William Simmons to Edward Carrington
Advises Carrington that he will receive money from the Treasurer of the U. S. that he is to transfer to Captain Richard Blackburn at Fort Norfolk for his pay and the pay of Lieutenants John Saunders and James Triplett and the men under Blackburn's command
February 16, 1797
Accountant’s Office
William Simmons to Richard S. Blackburn
Notification that he will receive the money for the pay roll of his detachment and his own pay and subsistence from Edward Carrington, federal revenue supervisor for Virginia.
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Papers of the War Department 1784 to 1800
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