Claims Denied
Document 1800Simmons received letter from Swan that contained claim of Lieutenant McComb for services performed in the office of the Adjutant General. Simmons already ruled on similar claims and therefore maintained his method of account examination and stated McComb's claims as inadmissible. Accounts returned to Swan.
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to the living [undecipherable] of your brothers & Dayton as [Comptroller?] for April 1800 are received.
I have not yet received orders for the removal of my Office but expect it in the beginning of next Week.
Sam H. [NW?]
John Kelly Cyrus Accountants Office
Baltimore May 28th 1800
Sir
I received enclosed in your letter of the 26th Instt [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] receipt for thirty seven dollars, which will be entered on the books of this office
Sam H. [undecipherable]
Ebenezer Stevens Esqr Accountants Office
No D. New York May 21st 1800
Sir
I have recd your letter dated the 20 Instt with the Stationary account therein enclosed. It will be settled as stated on the neat settlement of your account
Sam H. [undecipherable]
Caleb Swan Esqr May 28th 1800
3 No. 6
Sir
I have before me your letter of the 23d inst with its enclosures, relative to a claim of [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] for services performed by him in the Office of the Adjutant General.
As this claim is of [undecipherable] nature with others I have already decided upon, and the governing principles the same, I inclose you a copy of my letter to Capt [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in which I have stated the reasons for disallowing the claims preferred by him, and which will govern in this case in question
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons received letter from Swan that contained claim of Lieutenant McComb for services performed in the office of the Adjutant General. Simmons already ruled on similar claims and therefore maintained his method of account examination and stated McComb's claims as inadmissible. Accounts returned to Swan.
Date
05/28/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800052821355
Page start
159
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
paymaster general
cavalry
adjutant general
Captain Abraham R. Ellery
Notable items
claim
services
enclosures

