Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1800Simmons informs Leverett that his account is suspended until the necessary vouchers are provided by Lt. Putnam.
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[Coatd here Gov.] Accountant's Office
D# 4 February 4th 1800
I hand you the above colonel for the purpose
of referring the contents thereof to the settlement of the Bills
above mentioned — Sam S. [undecipherable]
This letter refers to the letter of one to Capt. States Morris dated the
24 January 1800 — Page 460.
Isaac Putnam, Audit 13 Regt February 4th 1800
Rutland Vermt
Sir
William hewitt Commissr for Vermont having
presented his accounts at this Office for settlement without that
necessary evidence which you have acknowledged to be out your
possession the object of this is therefore to request you will
forward them to this Office that I may be enabled to judge of
the propriety of the charge in the Quarter master's Receipt Dept
You will please give me the names of three Commissy Officers &
their Musters who appear to have drawn their subsistence from
the 1 Oct to N Dec 1779 —
Sam S. [undecipherable]
Mr. William hewitt February 4th 1800
Windsor Vermont
Sir
Your accts handed to this Office for settlement by
Judge [undecipherable] have been suspended for want of the original vouchers
upon which you made the [undecipherable] at the late Visit of the parties from
whose [undecipherable] were procured acknowledging to the obligation of [undecipherable]
I have [always?] written to that Officer to forward them to this Office
which when done your acct will be settled at last count having
duly communicated to your
Sam S. [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Leverett that his account is suspended until the necessary vouchers are provided by Lt. Putnam.
Date
02/04/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800020421555
Page start
501
Notable persons
William Leverett
William Simmons
Judge Paine
Notable locations
Windsor, Vermont

