Closing Payne's account
Document 1797Requests that Ensign Payne provide his account and vouchers for monies received from the War Office so that Simmons can close his account.
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Capt Thomas Lewis Accountants Office [358]
Sir January 31. 1797
You stand charged on 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 to the Treasurer of the United States, that your account may be closed, your attention to this object is particularly requested as early as may be
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Col. J.F. Hamtramck Accountants Office
Detroit January 31.st 1797
Sir
You stand charged on 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 to the Treasurer of the United States, that your account may be closed, your attention to this object is particularly requested as early as may be —
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Ensign John Payne Accountants Office
Sir January 31.st 1797
You stand charged on 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 [strikethrough: the] 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, your attention to this object is particularly requested as early as may be
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Lieut. Ebenezer Massey Accountants Office
Sir January 31.st 1797
You are charged on 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 to the Treasurer of the United States, that your account may be closed, your attention to this object is particularly requested as early as may be —
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Capt. James Cooper Accountants Office
Sir January 31.st 1797
You stand charged on the Books of this Office with the sum of Two Hundred & fifty Nine Dollars and Seventy Cents — paid you the 11th June 1791 & Receipt, for which you have not rendered your Account & Vouchers to this Office to account for the same, I request you will without loss of time forward the necessary Vouchers for the
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Requests that Ensign Payne provide his account and vouchers for monies received from the War Office so that Simmons can close his account.
Date
01/31/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797013121955
Page start
358
Notable persons
Ensign John Payne
William Simmons
treasurer
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
money
vouchers
account


