Settlement of public accounts
Document 1797Requests that Thompson settle his account. Discusses settlement of public accounts; mentions state governments. Cited in Simmons to Thompson, 05/25/1797. Cited in Simmons to Thompson, 08/16/1797.
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[29 MA]
[To the
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Office
[undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Capt Alexander Thompson
Corps of Artillerist Engineers
West Point
New York
[In the last
Relating —
Schedule —]
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Department of War
Accountants Office
May 20th 1797
Sir
It [undecipherable] is to you on the 29th ultimo enclosing your [undecipherable] Current, as it was stated from documents in the Office. the [undecipherable] is a Copy of the letter, since which none have been a [undecipherable] you, I [undecipherable] the duplicate lest the [undecipherable] may have miscarried, and beg leave to add that we are anxious to have as many Public Accounts Settled and as early as possible from a late Resolution which passed the House of Representatives, directing me to furnish a Statement of all Unsettled accounts.
With respect
I am
Sir
your mo. obt Servt
[signed] H & Simmons
[undecipherable]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Requests that Thompson settle his account. Discusses settlement of public accounts; mentions state governments. Cited in Simmons to Thompson, 05/25/1797. Cited in Simmons to Thompson, 08/16/1797.
Date
05/20/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Department of War
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797052000001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Thompson, 05/25/1797. Cited in Simmons to Thompson, 08/16/1797.
Notable persons
Alexander Thompson
William Simmons
Hagner
artillerists and engineers
Notable locations
Department of War
Notable items
enclosing your answer
stated from documents in this office
preceding is a copy of the letters
forward the duplicate
anxious to have as many public accounts settled as early as possible from a state resolution
House of Representatives
furnish a statement of all unsettled accounts

