Acknowledgement of Harrison's Letter of September 16th
Document 1800Simmons writes Harrison to acknowledge receipt of Harrison's letter of September 16th. Accounts are mentioned in the letter and these will be filed for examination.
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Caleb Swanleys
p No b
Sir
Your account as block to the War Office for payments made under your Instructions of 2d December 1791 have been examined & are found to differ from your statement one thousand four hundred [undecipherable] and dollars & [undecipherable]/100, which leaves a balance due the United States on this account of three thousand four hundred seventy [undecipherable] dollars & [undecipherable]/100 to be carried to your debit on said account, agreeably to the inclosed statement of difference —
Sam [undecipherable]
W.d.
Copy of the acct of differences filed with the documents —
George Harrison Esqr September 29 1800
Philadelphia —
Sir
This morning I received your letter of the 16 instant, with the account therein mentioned, which will be filed for examination.
Sam [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Michael G. Houdin[undecipherable] October 1st 1800
Military Store Keeper
Albany in [undecipherable]
Sir
Your account for the Quarter ending 30 Sep [undecipherable] has been presented to this Office for settlement from which has been deducted the sum of seven dollars [undecipherable] for charges for [undecipherable]. Before this amount can be admitted it is necessary that you should forward the copy of the Instructions & to be accompanied by your account [undecipherable] specifying that the letter received by you!
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons writes Harrison to acknowledge receipt of Harrison's letter of September 16th. Accounts are mentioned in the letter and these will be filed for examination.
Date
09/29/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800092921255
Page start
267
Notable persons
George Harrison
William Simmons
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
examination

