Delinquent account
Document 1795Informs Capt. William Power that his account is delinquent and that he is subject to legal action.
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by the day and not by the month as in the last Account
rendered to this Office. —
I am Sir Y[ou]r [obedient servant]
William Simmons
Daniel Stevens. Esqre D. of War Accountants Office
Supt Charleston August 7th 1795.
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of four hundred and fifty two Dollars and fifty Cents being for the Pay of Augusta De Grasse temporary Engineer at Charleston from the 1st January to 30th June 1795 inc. which sum you will please to pay to the said Augusta De Grasse taking his receipt for the same
You are to be allowed One per Cent for Commission on all monies passing through your hands from this Office for which I request you to render your Account to this Office up to the 30th September next, so as that your future accounts may come in quarterly or half yearly after said periods as may be most convenient to yourself. And the amount of said Commissions shall be transmitted to you as you may direct. — I am Sir Y[ou]r [obedient servant]
William Simmons
Capt. William Powers. D. of War Accountants Office
August 7th 1795
Sir
The sum of sixteen hundred and eighty-three Dollars and ninety-eight Cents stands to your debit on the Books of this Office received by you for the purpose of discharging the balances due your late Company of Lewis. — The Vouchers to support the payment of part of the above sums have been received, examined and are in a train for settlement. I fully expected you would have attended the adjustment of your Accounts while in the City but as you did not, it will be absolutely necessary for your personal attendance (or thro: an Agent) to have the Accounts closed and the balance remaining due the United States, paid into the Treasury without any further delay, I shalle be under the necessity of reporting the Account as the Law directs. — I am Sir Y[ou]r [obedient servant]
William Simmons
Mr Mangin. D. of War Accountants Office
Engineer New York. August 8th 1795.
Sir
Nicholas Fishe Esqre will deliver you the sum of Three hundred and Sixty eight Dollars for your pay from the 1st of March to the 31st of July 1795 for which you will sign duplicate receipts. —
I am Sir Y[ou]r [obedient servant]
William Simmons
Nicholas Fishe. Esqre D. of War Accountants Office
Supt New York August 8th 1795.
Sir
The Treasurer will remit you the sum of Three hundred & Sixty eight Dollars which you will please pay Mr Mangin Engineer for his pay from the 1st of March to the 31st of July 1795 inc. taking his duplicate receipts to be transmitted to this Office
I am Sir Y[ou]r [obedient servant]
William Simmons
Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs Capt. William Power that his account is delinquent and that he is subject to legal action.
Date
08/07/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795080721655
Page start
181
Notable persons
William Power
William Simmons
Notable locations
War Accountant's Office
Notable items
account

