Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons explains accounting disparities found in Claiborne's records. Simmons issues a new balance.
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Exhibit of the amount of expenditures made at the armory at Springfield Massachusetts from 1 April the passing of the Act of Congress of this armory 2d April 1794 to the 1 October 1799
Dolls Cts
Amount expended in the Year 1794 —
" " " " " 1795 — 10692 22
" " " " " 1796 — 11266 69
" " " " " 1797 — 11178 21
" " " " " 1798 — 22463 29
& from 1 January to the 1 October 1799 — 4900.—
Dollars [undecipherable]
In addition to the above amount of expenditures at Springfield accounts have [been] [undecipherable] during the Year 1794-1799 amounting to Dollars 6000.— to be [undecipherable] as that for [undecipherable] of expenses & [undecipherable] to be made [undecipherable] by the President of the United States agreeably to an act of appropriations passed the [undecipherable] March 1794.—
Department of War
Accountants Office
December 10, 1799
A.J.
Lieut. Ford & Claiborne Accountants Office
[undecipherable], Virginia December 10, 1799
Sir
I have received your letter dated the 3d [undecipherable] with
its enclosures —
Your acct has [undergone] [undecipherable] examination and found
to differ from your statement as follows viz—
Balance due the United States of your account — D. 318.46
[to] which add —
the amount received by you on acct of [the undecipherable] — 200
D. 518.46
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons explains accounting disparities found in Claiborne's records. Simmons issues a new balance.
Date
12/16/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799121621155
Page start
448
Notable persons
Lieutenant Ferdinand L. Claiborne
William Simmons
deserters
Paymaster General
Notable locations
Fort Norfolk, Virginia
Accountant's Office
Notable items
examination
recruiting service
bounties
balance

