Settlement of Captain Heth's account
Document 1797Discusses the charges for the settlement of the account of Captain John Heth for conducting Indians to Philadelphia. See Simmons to Steele 1/23/1797. Cited in Simmons to Hodgdon 03/08/1797. Cited in Simmons to Hodgdon, 05/12/1797.
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account for the same either by producing the necessary vouchers or refunding the Balance to the Treasurer of the United States that your account may be closed yr attention to this object is particularly requested as early as may be — I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Capt Joseph Brock Accountants Office
Sir January 25th 1797
You stand charged with considerable sums of money you received in 1792 & the accounts rendered by you for the expenditure thereof are so very imperfect that the sums there mentioned as being paid cannot be admitted for want of proper vouchers, I request you will without loss of time forward a proper Statement of your account duly qualified that it may be closed in the Books of this Office. your attention to this object is particularly requested as early as may be — I am &c
Wm Simmons
—Acct—
[undecipherable: probable reading a.b.t] John [undecipherable: probable reading Craynd] Accountants Office
Sir January 28th 179[undecipherable]
You stand charged in the Books of this Office with considerable sums of money received a long time since, I have to request you will as speedily as possible forward your account and vouchers to this Office to account for the same either by producing the necessary vouchers or refunding the Balance
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Discusses the charges for the settlement of the account of Captain John Heth for conducting Indians to Philadelphia. See Simmons to Steele 1/23/1797. Cited in Simmons to Hodgdon 03/08/1797. Cited in Simmons to Hodgdon, 05/12/1797.
Date
01/27/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797012721755
Page start
332
Note
Cited in Simmons to Hodgdon 03/08/1797. Cited in Simmons to Hodgdon, 05/12/1797.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
William Simmons
Captain John Heth
Indians
superintendent military stores
Mr. Wilkins
John Wilkins
quartermaster general
comptroller of treasury
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
conducting Indians
pay
charges
settlement
account
credit
books

