Delinquent Accounts
Document 1799Simmons is expected to urge all persons accountable on the books of his department to settle their accounts promptly. When balances are withheld improperly by officers, it is Simmons' duty to represent their conduct to the Secretary of War. Suits cannot be instituted, however, without the direction of the Comptroller of the Treasury.
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[Letter from the Comptroller
dated 30th January 1799 —
desiring the Accountant to
certify all accounts that have
for monies on hand this
to a [undecipherable] edition of the
account]
Treasury Department
Comptroller's Office
January 30th 1799
No: 9[undecipherable]
[New?] [undecipherable]
sent —
William Simmons Esquire
Accountant of the War Department
[Comptroller's Office]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Simmons is expected to urge all persons accountable on the books of his department to settle their accounts promptly. When balances are withheld improperly by officers, it is Simmons' duty to represent their conduct to the Secretary of War. Suits cannot be instituted, however, without the direction of the Comptroller of the Treasury.
Date
01/30/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Document number
1799013070001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Steele to Simmons, 11/12/1800; Cited in Simmons to Steele, 07/23/1800.
Notable persons
William Simmons
John Steele
accountant
comptroller
Secretary of War
officer
treasury
Mr. Rawn
Mr. Farrel
Captain Lewis
creditors
Notable locations
War Department
Treasury Department
Notable items
books
accounts
balance
settlement
delinquent accounts