Forwarded Accounts from Pay Master General
Document 1800Accounts improperly sent to Pay Master General forwarded to the Office. Accounts settled, money to be remit by Treasurer of United States.
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[marginalia: Jos. h Huntington Dept Master New London Connecticut—]
Accountants Office
March 11th 1800
Sir
I received your letter of the 6 th Instt, enclosing your rect & transactions for receiving & paying monies from the Agents of War to the 31 Decr last, which are filed with those before received and which cannot be placed under examination 'till the Secretary of War, not having yet decided what transactions you are to answer for making draws to contractors —
Saml Yr
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Jons Jackson Esqr
Dept Settlmt
March 12 1800
Sir
The Pay master General has forwarded to this Office for settlement the following accounts which you had improperly sent to him — Viz
Dr Welch & others accts of nationals & attendants —
Rugglies the amount of rations & materials for building —
Your own account of fretts § 572.93 and of books, incidentals, rects, expences § 269.80, and William Bowlers accts of Rations & fretts —
The latter of which has been settled & ballance of Fifty three dollars 60 Cents reported in his favor for rations & Fretts aforsaid. To the amount at Springfield Treasury in Octr Novr & Decr 1799, which sum you will receive from the Treasurer of the U S to be by you paid to him upon his granting you the necessary rects — The other accounts are under examination & the result thereof will be communicated in due time —
Saml Yr
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Accounts improperly sent to Pay Master General forwarded to the Office. Accounts settled, money to be remit by Treasurer of United States.
Date
03/12/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800031221055
Page start
27
Notable persons
Jonathan Jackson
William Simmons
paymaster general
Dr. Welch
William Smith
Treasurer
supervisor Boston
Notable locations
Boston
Accountant's Office
Massachusetts
Springfield Armory
Notable items
medicine
attendance
rations
accounts
materials
bowls
trenchers
spades
fuel

