Request for Receipt Rolls
Document 1800Simmons requested receipt rolls from Fort Mifflin in order to settle accounts. Balance remaining should be refunded to the Treasurer of the United States.
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examination & refusing them to the debit of the several different heads of expenditure to which they belong. I would therefore recommend for the sake of system & uniformity of principle that you withdraw them from this Office and to return them for this purpose of [undecipherable] them with the Surveyor — Sam of
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[undecipherable initials]
Lieut William L. Beebe Accountants Office,
Post [undecipherable] April 10th 1800
Sir,
You Stand charged on the books of this Office with the sum of five hundred eighty eight dollars & [undecipherable] of Statements received among [undecipherable] from the Pay of the [undecipherable] at Fort M[undecipherable] for June 1799 — a receipt for which has not been rendered to this Office by your [undecipherable] you will as early as convenient forward one, in order that your account may be [undecipherable] for the amount paid, & the balance remaining in your hands you will please [undecipherable] to the Treasurer of the United States & close your account — An [undecipherable] of your early compliance with this request. Sam Y.
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Edward Carrington [undecipherable] April 16th 1800
Supervisor Richmond Va
Sir,
You stand charged on the books of this Office with the following accounts [undecipherable] you for the annual of your act of Commission for running [undecipherable] monies from this Department —
Warrant No 1831 Office Jan 3d 1799 received [undecipherable] 30
No — 1799 — No 30 — [undecipherable] ...... 171.49
I have to advise you will be pleased to transmit your receipts for the same to enable me to close your acco therewith.
Sam. N [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons requested receipt rolls from Fort Mifflin in order to settle accounts. Balance remaining should be refunded to the Treasurer of the United States.
Date
04/18/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800041821155
Page start
89
Notable persons
Lieutenant William L Cooper
William Simmons
Treasurer
detachment Fort Mifflin
Notable locations
Fort Mifflin
Accountant's Office
Notable items
books
account
pay
receipt
balance

