No Power Can Be Given to Any Person Out of This Office
Document 1795Simmons admonishes Captain Crawford that though Joseph Howell, the previous accountant, had reached conclusions regarding Crawford's account, those are no longer valid because Howell is now out of office. However, Simmons assures him that any amount due him will be passed to his credit.
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Department of War
W O 19 April 1795
Sir
Your letter of the 10th inst.
to the late Accountant I have
recd and have to inform you
that it is a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to
as man[undecipherable] the accounts [undecipherable]
made to the Office; as [undecipherable] but
that no power can be given [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] out of [undecipherable] the
settlement [undecipherable] you, that
[undecipherable] them to have your
accounts [undecipherable] them to
forward [undecipherable] to this Office for
examination; the amount them
found due to you will be
passed to your credit—
Mr [undecipherable] in his letter
yours of [undecipherable] 1794 also
directed you to send forward
your accounts.—
Cap Jno Crawford
Fort Fayette
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Simmons admonishes Captain Crawford that though Joseph Howell, the previous accountant, had reached conclusions regarding Crawford's account, those are no longer valid because Howell is now out of office. However, Simmons assures him that any amount due him will be passed to his credit.
Date
04/18/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Department of War
Document number
1795041821001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Based on the content, the author is assumed to be William Simmons, Accountant of the War Dept.
Notable persons
John Crawford
[William Simmons]
[Joseph] Howell
Notable locations
Fort Fayette
Department of War, Accountant's Office

