Money owed
Document 1796Notifies Houdin that his accounts have been examined and that he owes money to the War Department.
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Capt Patterson's for - - - - - 460 34/100 Dr
Augusta De Grasse - - - 227 42/100
Dr 687 76/100
amounting to Six hundred eighty seven Dollars &76 Cents which—
Sum will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office—
I am &c
William Simmons
Mich G Houdin — Department of War
Accountant's Office
May 24th 1794
Sir
Your letter of the 9th Inst to Saml Hodgdon —
Esqr together with Sundry Vouchers for Store Rent have been handed to
me, since which I have had all your Accounts and Vouchers Examined
and stated, and after Crediting you for the Amt of said Vouchers There—
appears a balance against you of 274 [undecipherable]/100 for which you are held—
accountable on the Books of this Office — A Statement thereof and an
Abstract of the inadmissible charges you will receive enclosed.
I am &c
William Simmons —
Capt Jacob Stoughy Department of War
Accountant's Office
May 24 1794
Sir
I have to Request that you will have the —
Bonds signed as was intended by Matthias Stoughy Son — that —
I may be enabled to report the same to the Secretary of Wars.
I am &c
William Simmons —
Wm B Grove Esqr Department of War
Accountant's Office
May 26 1794 —
Sir
I Received your letter inclosing one
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Houdin that his accounts have been examined and that he owes money to the War Department.
Date
05/24/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796032421255
Page start
78
Notable persons
Michael Houdin
William Simmons
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Dept. of War Accountants Office
West Point
New York
Notable items
accounts
vouchers
store
rent
crediting
books
inadmissible charges
abstract

