Copies of Quarter Master General's Accounts
Document 1800Simmons notified Comptroller of accounts of O'Hara, contractor, requested by the Secretary of War and enclosed copies of accounts.Simmons examined accounts and found innumerable inadmissible charges. Many issues regarding the charges on the accounts made it hard to find the correct amounts of goods furnished.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons notified Comptroller of accounts of O'Hara, contractor, requested by the Secretary of War and enclosed copies of accounts.Simmons examined accounts and found innumerable inadmissible charges. Many issues regarding the charges on the accounts made it hard to find the correct amounts of goods furnished.
Date
07/23/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800072321055
Page start
204
Note
Cited in Steele to Simmons, 11/12/1800.
Notable persons
John Steele
William Simmons
James O'Hara
contractor
quartermaster general
Secretary of War
comptroller of treasury
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
western posts
seat of government
Notable items
payments
regulation
statements
books
accounts
contracts
articles
supplies
transportation