Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Morris that Jacob Elsworth's receipt was received.
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[Vouchers for the examination of [undecipherable] from no order that your account may be clos'd — Jam H[undecipherable]]
[W.A.]
Mr Jams Jackson
Georgetown. N.C. Accountants Office
December 6. 1799
Sir
I have received your letter dated the 27 of N[undecipherable] on the subject of the balance of David Allison's account with which you and Wilson Hunt are chargeable. In reply to which I have to inform you that this account will immediately be refered to the Comptroller of the Treasury in the usual manner where delinquencies have arisen and the necessary steps will be taken by him in the recovery of this balance. The accounts I have continued open for a very long time to give you an opportunity of paying your proportion of the balance previous to it being reported, but it is now necessary that the steps which I have mentioned should be pursued, as the delinquency on your part has been [undecipherable] other inconveniences [undecipherable] this case [undecipherable] not paying his part of the balance for which he — now, be called upon to pay immediately —
Jam H[undecipherable]
[signature]
Capt. [undecipherable] Moore
Fort [undecipherable] new Settlement December No 7. [17]99
Sir
I have received your letter of the 1st [undecipherable] inst, inclosing a receipt for payment [undecipherable] to be given to [undecipherable] of your company for his pay from [undecipherable] to 3 Nov 1791 the date of his discharge. In referring to the muster rolls of your keeping for the above mentioned persons I find that the pay of the abovesaid soldiers has been admitted to your acct: agreeably to his recpt at the foot of his discharge [undecipherable] with your recpt [undecipherable] for this
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Morris that Jacob Elsworth's receipt was received.
Date
12/10/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799121021055
Page start
442
Notable persons
Captain Staats Morris
William Simmons
Jacob Ellsworth
soldier
Notable locations
Fort McHenry, Baltimore
Maryland
accountant's office
Notable items
receipt
payment
discharge
receipt rolls
pay

