Considerable Sum Unaccounted For by William Weeks
Document 1795A considerable sum of money is still charged to former Paymaster William Weeks which appears to be unaccounted for by him. It is said that Weeks' accounts were delivered to Assistant Paymaster William Bedlow and forwarded by him to the Paymaster General's office. So far these accounts have not been found but if they are located, they will be examined and the amount credited to Mr. Weeks.
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[James Blanchois]
[April 17, 1795]
[undecipherable]
Sir Apr. 17. 1795
I rec'd your letter of yesterday & in answer thereto inform you that M. William Weeks, late Pay M. stands ch'd on the Books of the Old Pay Office with a considerable sum of money which appears to be unaccounted for by him. his accounts you say were deliv'd to M. Wm. Bedlow late Agt P.M. and forwarded by him to the Pay M. Gen. office — examination has been made for them and cannot be found — should they not have been rendered [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] and are still in the possession of M. Weeks, on his rendering them to this Office they will be examined and the amount thereof passed to his credit.
Type
Letter fragment
Description
A considerable sum of money is still charged to former Paymaster William Weeks which appears to be unaccounted for by him. It is said that Weeks' accounts were delivered to Assistant Paymaster William Bedlow and forwarded by him to the Paymaster General's office. So far these accounts have not been found but if they are located, they will be examined and the amount credited to Mr. Weeks.
Date
04/17/1795
Author
Recipient
Document number
1795041721201
Page start
1
Note
Based on the content, this letter is probably from William Simmons of the Office of the Accountant of the War Department.
Notable persons
James Blanchard
[William Simmons]
William Weeks
William Bedlow
assistant paymaster
Notable locations
paymaster general's office
Notable items
accounts

