Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons provides Craig an account balance.
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Isaac Craig, Esqr
Pittsburg Sir
Accountants Office
April 5th 1798
The Vouchers contained in your letter of the 9th & 16th February last have undergone examination and the following is the Result Viz —
Balance due you agreeably to your own Statement . . . . . . . 441. 29
To which add, this sum I short paid you at the last settlement arising from not having then taken the fractional parts of Cents charged by you into view but which was done afterwards . . . , . 7
This sum paid by you to Capt Edward D Turner for pay of his Compa for April 1797, which was omitted in your acct Current . . . 278 . —
Sum which deduct — 719 . 34
This sum Charged by you to Ensign Eleven L Harris which is suspended for the present for Reasons given hereafter . . . . 9 . 36
which leaves a Balance in your favor of seven hundred & 709 . 98
nine Dollars and ninety eight Cents, which you will receive from Mr Samuel Lewis Junr Clerk in the War Office to whom you will be pleased to transmit the necessary receipts for the same
Ensign Harris has an unsettled account in this Office wherein are charges not taken into view in the statement transmitted to you by Mr Swan, when a settlement of his account takes place if any part of the advance made to him by you is found to be due to him, the same will then be admitted to your credit and you advised thereof
I am &c
Wt Simmons
Acctt
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons provides Craig an account balance.
Date
04/05/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798040521055
Page start
267
Note
Cited in Craig to Simmons, 04/13/1798
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
William Simmons
Captain Edward Turner
Ensign Edwin L. Harris
Samuel Lewis
Senior Clerk
Caleb Swan
company
Notable locations
Pittsburg
Accountant's Office
Notable items
vouchers
examination
balance
statement
settlement
pay
receipts
charges
credit

