Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1800Simmons informs Weeks to expect payment from the Treasurer of the United States.
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Samuel Waks Capt
Scotland Mcs
Accountants Office,
February 13th 1800.
Sir
I have received your letter & the 3 Accomt with its enclosure — your account being now adjusted theform is found due to you by the United State of One thousand two hundred pence, and 4/100 which sum will be transmitted to you by the Treasury of the U S n when you will grant the necessary receipt for the same: — a difference of 18 Cents arises on the statement, which will be accounted for by the account of differences contaid —
Sam RS
WS
Statement of difference, in settlement of the Acct of Samuel Waks —
Balance due bond of his statement . . . . . . . . . . $1209. 65
Balance due upon settlement at Accountants Office . . . . 1200. 04
Apparent Balance — 15
Accounted for as follows —
1st. No 3. To the sum paid to Richardson $20 4 charged
$20.88 . . . . difference . . . . . . . . . . 1 — 72
II. To this letter, contained in the aggregate of
Johns Penn's bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II
III. To an original Nails & Brickwork arising
from errors in calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.20
2.13
No a.16. By this amt short added in the aggregate
of Waks & Tucker bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 — 13
* You will be charged a little nominally on the Books of the Department of military Store on the ultimate adjustment of the following articles purchased by you —
1st One Iron . . . . One bond of . . . One Iron lot
four Spades . . . One Ship . . . . [undecipherable]
Three Shovels . . . One Auger . . . . four Chisels
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Weeks to expect payment from the Treasurer of the United States.
Date
02/15/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800021521055
Page start
520
Notable persons
Lemuel Weeks
William Simmons
Notable locations
Portland, Maine
Accountant's Office

