Update on the Account of Captain Ellery
Document 1800Simmons recounted the efforts made to track down the accounts of Ellery through the Pay Master General and Major General Hamilton. No news.
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For Ordnance Department as pr abtt B delivered to
Henry Steell at the Eagle Barracks . . . . . . $— —
$222.11
You will please therefore to make the nessesary entries in the Books of the Superintendent of Military Stores —
Saml Ht
[No.]
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[left margin: Sir]
Accountants Office
April 22d 1800
Your letter on the subject of the accounts of Capt Olney is received, and in reply thereto I have to inform you, that some time since I made application to McIlvane the Big Master General, to whom the accounts were returned, & he informs me that he has delivered them to major Genl Hamilton; to this effect I then wrote to Capt Olney. On the receit of your letter I made a second application to McIlvane & he gave me the same answer, with the addition that he had heard nothing of them since he delivered them to Genl Hamilton —
Saml Ht
[No.]
Henry Olney Esqr
in Congress —
April 22d 1800 —
Sir The accounts & vouchers which your friend has sent forward to this office have been recd & partially examined; but from the objections which are noted it will be impracticable to effect a settlement. You are therefore requested when convenient to attend to this office for the purpose of giving the farther information on the subject —
Saml Ht
[No.]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons recounted the efforts made to track down the accounts of Ellery through the Pay Master General and Major General Hamilton. No news.
Date
04/22/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800042221255
Page start
102
Notable persons
William North
William Simmons
adjutant general
Pay Master General
Major General Hamilton
Captain Ellery
Caleb Swan
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
accounts
receipt

