Settlement of Account
Document 1797Requests monies owed to Treasury motivated by the Resolve of the House of Representatives. The balance of the funds owed should be refunded to the Treasury of the United States or vouchers must be produced.
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Samuel Henley Esqr
Late Dept Commr Milita Store
(enclosed to mr Swan)
Sir
Department of War
Accountants Office
August 18th 1797
You stand charged on the Books of this Office with monies received by you and which yet rem[ain] to be accounted for.
In pursuance of a Resolution of the House of Representatives of 3 March 1797 I am requ[ired] to lay before them within the first Week in Janua[ry] an abstract of the names of all the receivers of publ[ic] monies from 1 January 1791 to 1 January 1797.
In order to prevent your name appearing as a delinquent I have to request you wi[ll] without delay account for the monies you received by [pro]ducing the necessary vouchers or refund the Balance t[o the] Treasurer of the United States.
Your immediate attention to [this] object is particularly requested.
Samre.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Requests monies owed to Treasury motivated by the Resolve of the House of Representatives. The balance of the funds owed should be refunded to the Treasury of the United States or vouchers must be produced.
Date
08/18/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797081821055
Page start
215
Note
Cited in Henley to Simmons, 02/28/1798; Cited in Henley to Simmons, 10/31/1797. Enclosed in Simmons to Swan, 08/18/1797.
Notable persons
Samuel Henley
William Simmons
House of Representatives
Congress
treasury
receivers
Caleb Swan
deputy commissary military stores
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
vouchers
Notable items
vouchers
resolution of house of representatives
abstract
delinquent
monies
balance

