Simmons Writing Wilkins Regarding the Settling of his Accounts After the Fire
Document 1800Wilkins' letter of October 31st was received along with its accompanying accounts. Because they were below stairs and removed before the fire reached them, Simmons' papers were saved, whereas the Secretary of War lost the majority of his. Simmons states that there is now a fixed principle which will govern Simmons in the settling of Wilkins' accounts, and as soon as normalcy returns he will deal with them.
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["General Wilkinson"
"Private"]
Accountant's Office
November 13 1800
Sir
Your letter of the 6th with the packages of accounts now [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] — the time which will necessarily be taken up in arranging my papers will prevent my immediate reply to the several observations contained in your letter. the celebrated [undecipherable] which [undecipherable] happened on Saturday last you have no doubt heard of. The papers have been [undecipherable] our anxiety about, but none of the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] alterations [undecipherable]. Attention shall in due time be had to your accounts, and you will be informed of the result of my examination.
I am &c
[signature]
November 13th 1800
John Wilkins Junr
Q. M. G.
Pittsburg
Sir
Your letter dated the 21st ulto with the accompanying accounts were duly received — The [undecipherable] amount which [undecipherable] on [undecipherable], [undecipherable] of which you will no doubt also [undecipherable] before this [undecipherable] has drawn my attention to your letter before. My papers have been very generally [undecipherable] as they were taken [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] removed [undecipherable] the line [undecipherable] to that part of the building. None of the [undecipherable] need however [undecipherable] or [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] — A [undecipherable] is now fixed by which
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Wilkins' letter of October 31st was received along with its accompanying accounts. Because they were below stairs and removed before the fire reached them, Simmons' papers were saved, whereas the Secretary of War lost the majority of his. Simmons states that there is now a fixed principle which will govern Simmons in the settling of Wilkins' accounts, and as soon as normalcy returns he will deal with them.
Date
11/13/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800111321155
Page start
296
Notable persons
John Wilkins Jr
William Simmons
quartermaster general
Secretary of War
Samuel Dexter
Notable locations
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Notable items
fire
papers

