Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1800Hagner informs Weeks that his accounts pertaining to the fortifications at Portland were received.
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Accountants Office
January 9th 1800
Sir
Herewith I send you abstracts [undecipherable] received at this Office to David & [undecipherable] Printer for printing received from Gov [undecipherable] Eastern & Washington amounting to certain dollars & [undecipherable], which sum you will please to transmit upon that pay as it becomes due &—
Saml [undecipherable]
H. S.
Samuel Stiles, Esqr
[undecipherable] of Georgetown
Scotland N.S.
Sir
January 12th 1800
In the temporary absence of the Accountant, I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the [undecipherable] Inst: with your note [undecipherable] vouchers for deductions in account of the fortifications at [undecipherable] Scotlands they will be placed under examination and 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— [undecipherable] H[undecipherable]
Capt. Samuel Cobine
Secretary near [undecipherable] Work
January 10th 1800
Sir
I have received your letter dated the [undecipherable] Inst: [undecipherable] its enclosure, the receipts for bounty you mentioned were lodged with this Office by [undecipherable] [undecipherable] place with [undecipherable] their [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by your subject to future examination— should you have any [undecipherable] questions any further mention of the same nature you will be [undecipherable] to transmit them to this Office as soon as possible in order that [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Hagner informs Weeks that his accounts pertaining to the fortifications at Portland were received.
Date
01/13/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800011321055
Page start
472
Notable persons
Lemuel Weeks
Peter Hagner
agent of fortifications
William Simmons
clerk
Notable locations
accountant's office
Portland, Maine
Notable items
voucher
expenditure
balance

