Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1800Simmons notifies Swan of monies spent advertizing deserters.
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Accountants Office
January 9th 1800
Sir
Herewith I send you abstracts [undecipherable] received at this Office to David S. [Claghant?] Director for [undecipherable] received from Gov. [Mifflin] [Easton] & [Washington] amounting to [undecipherable] dollars & [undecipherable], which fund you will please to [undecipherable] upon them pay as it becomes due.
[Signature] H. S.
[undecipherable] Sticks, Esq. January 18th 1800
[?] of Fortifications
Scotland N[?]
Sir
In the temporary absence of the Accountant,
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the [?] Inst[ant]
with your [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] vouchers for expenditures in account of the
fortifications [?] at Scotland, they will be [?] under examination —
[?] you will be informed of the result in course.
I notice your request that the balance found [due]
to you on the same accounts may be remitted.
[Signature initials]
Capt. [Saint] Collins January 10th 1800[?]
[?] near [?]
Sir
I have received your two letters dated the 6 [undecipherable] [month,]
its [enclosures,] the receipt for bounty you mentioned, were lodge [?] [this]
Office [?] [?] [?] [?] there in [?] [?] [?]
by [?] subject to future examination — should you have any [?]
[?] of the same nature you will [?] [?]
to transmit them to this Office as soon as possible, in order that[...]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons notifies Swan of monies spent advertizing deserters.
Date
01/09/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800010921055
Page start
472
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
David C. Claypoole
printer
paymaster general
deserters
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Fort Mifflin
Easton
Burlington
Notable items
deduct
advertising deserters
pay

