Enclosed Account is of No Use in Its Present Form, Etc.

Item

Type

Letterbook Copy

Title

Enclosed Account is of No Use in Its Present Form, Etc.

Description

Letter, discusses account statement; mentions misplaced letter.

year created

1798

month created

02

day created

09

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 02/16/1798.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Major Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Wilkins
O'Hara
Quartermaster General
comptroller

notable location

Philadelphia

notable item/thing

credit
sugar
misplaced letter
Martin's receipt

notable phrase

proper credit
sugar shall go forward soon
subsequent payments to you are charged to the present Quarter Master General
debits
private account
mode is simple and plain
examined your account and state it in the above principles
comptroller informs me the subsequent receipts at your request was admitted
charges you with my advances
received your letter
mislaid by the Secretary of War
account enclosed can be of no use in its present form
statement with O'Hara

document number

1798020928155

page start

8

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (560 pages) BJA01 (560 pages) Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. P:008

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Isaac Craig [unknown] [n/a]