Notification of Future Actions by Pay Master General
Document 1800Settlement of William Colfax, Contractor, showed Patterson drew extra rations therefore the Pay Master General will hold Patterson accountable for cost of extra rations. Simmons advised Patterson to be more careful in the future.
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List of papers referred to in the preceding letter
No 1 letter from the Secretary of State dated 26 Jany 1800 to the accountant of the War Department on the subject of the claim of Brigt Genl Mr Brown —
2 letter from the accountant dated 6 Febry 1800 in reply —
3 letter from the Secy of War to the accountt 7th Feb — in reply —
4 letter from the accountant to the Secy 1 — — in reply
5 letter from the Secretary to the accountant dated Decr 2d 1799 on the subject of the claim of Cornt Charles Brown —
6 letter from the accountant to the Secretary 26th Jany — in reply —
7 letter from the Secretary to the accountant dated July — in reply —
8 Report of the accountant dated 1 march 1800 on the claim of Doctor Brown —
9 Report of the accountant dated march 2d 1800 on the claim of Miles Dinnimore late a Temporary Indian Agt
Captn J. N. Patterson Accountants Office
Union family near Elizabethtown March 10th 1800
New Jersey —
Sir On settlement of the accounts of [undecipherable] contractor it appears that on the 6 June 1799 you have drawn & taken for yourself as [undecipherable] (on separate returns) [undecipherable] rations but to no nation such. This the master General will therefore be enabled to hold you accountable for Eighty [undecipherable] eighty eight rations being the value of [undecipherable] Nations [undecipherable] as above at the contract price of 16 Cents ⅌ ration M [undecipherable]
It will readily be conceived that such irregularities tend to produce an unsatisfactory account for that duties of my office which I trust you will on future be careful to avoid — I am
Your Obt Servt
W.S.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Settlement of William Colfax, Contractor, showed Patterson drew extra rations therefore the Pay Master General will hold Patterson accountable for cost of extra rations. Simmons advised Patterson to be more careful in the future.
Date
03/15/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800031521255
Page start
32
Notable persons
Captain J W Patterson
William Simmons
William Colfax
contractor
pay master general
recruits
pay master general
Notable locations
Union Bank near Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Accountant's Office
Notable items
ration
contract price
irregularities

