Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1800Simmons informs Hodgdon of transactions by Samuel Weeks that need to be maintained on the records of the Quartermaster Department.
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Saml Hodgdon Esqr. Accountants Office
Superintendent of Military Stores February 18th 1800
Sir
Samuel Miles attorney of Hodgdon at Portland in the District of Maine, has received a credit at this office, for articles furnished by him necessarily agreeable to the [undecipherable] — to ninety two dollars, thirty three [undecipherable] or which you will be pleased to cause the [undecipherable] entries to be made on the books of the Superintendency of Military Stores
Saml W. [undecipherable]
Saml Hodgdon Esqr. February 11th 1800
Sir
William Dutcher has settled a credit on the Books of this Office for articles [undecipherable] for the use of the [undecipherable] City [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] Delaware's detachment of [undecipherable] or [undecipherable] Regiment amounting to [undecipherable] the abstract to [undecipherable: P'D] by you will therefore please take the proper person accountable on the terms of the Superintendency of Military Stores
Saml W. [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Manning & [undecipherable] February 15th 1800
[undecipherable]
Sir
I have received your letter dated the 23d Ult enclosing your most [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] therein [undecipherable] in relation to the amount of [undecipherable] Griffin, while acting as [undecipherable] master at [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] the original list of [undecipherable] purchases of [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] Griffin, a copy whereof I have [undecipherable] for your [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] that there was only a balance [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] on this [undecipherable], as [undecipherable] transmitted in my letter to you of the 16 March 1799 — You will therefore cause him to refund the amount vouched [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Hodgdon of transactions by Samuel Weeks that need to be maintained on the records of the Quartermaster Department.
Date
02/18/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800021821155
Page start
522
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
William Simmons
agent of fortifications
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Portland, Maine

