Simmons Admits to the Credit of the Houses Payments for Tools and Related Equipment
Document 1800Simmons is admitting to the credit of the Messrs Elijah and Simon House the payments made for several articles on the orders of Captain Steele and Lieutenant Livingston, Commandants of Fort Trumbull. The total amount for the items, which are for general items like saws, planes, and other tools, amounts to $36.20.
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Messrs Willis Colfax &c
New York
Accountants Office
Novem 3d 1800
Sir—
I received yours of the 24 ulto January amounts & vouchers in supplies said to amount to $14,660.29. they will be placed under examination & filed with those before received —
I find that I am again under the necessity of requesting your attention to the settlement of the amounts which have been examined in this Office and the objections pointed out to you which you have failed to attend agreably to your engagements by which I am deprived of the means of closing and final settlement of your account, the length of time they have remained in this unsettled state calls loudly for your attention particularly as Capt. McClellan who has complete written information respecting them is now in this quarter & may be easily called upon to support them —
Sam [undecipherable]
A G S
Jams Hogun Esqr
Ph[undecipherable]
November 3d 1800
Sir
On settlement this day of C D Hines account I have demanded to their credit the payments made for the following articles upon the orders of Brig[undecipherable] State [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Livingston [undecipherable] Commandant of Fort Trumbull [undecipherable] Regt 1800
Aug 1. 1 [undecipherable] - 2.60 - 2 Doz. 1.13 &c [undecipherable] - 1 [undecipherable] 1 [undecipherable] 16 — [undecipherable]
Sep 1. 3d [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Hanley [undecipherable] C [undecipherable] 7 — 1 [undecipherable] 1 [undecipherable] 1 [undecipherable] Army 18th — 2.16
2 Barr[e]ls [undecipherable] 31 — August [undecipherable] 19 — 2 [undecipherable] 21 — [undecipherable]
11 — 1 drawing [undecipherable] — 1 Hammer 27 — 3 planes 1.30 1 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1.13 — 2 [undecipherable]
1 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — 1[undecipherable] [undecipherable] 10 — 1 [undecipherable] 29 [undecipherable] 1 .22
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons is admitting to the credit of the Messrs Elijah and Simon House the payments made for several articles on the orders of Captain Steele and Lieutenant Livingston, Commandants of Fort Trumbull. The total amount for the items, which are for general items like saws, planes, and other tools, amounts to $36.20.
Date
11/03/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800110321455
Page start
291
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
William Simmons
Lieutenant Livingston, superintendent military stores
Commandants
Captain Steele
Elijah and Simon House
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Trumbull
Connecticut
Notable items
saws, planes
chisel
knife
hammer
square
chalk line
kettle

