Simmons Requesting Ellis' Compliance to Avoid Reporting to the Comptroller of the Treasury
Document 1800Simmons' letter of March 17th requested that Ellis forward his accounts to exonerate himself on Simmons' books, but Simmons has not received a reply. Simmons repeats the necessity of Ellis' immediate compliance, otherwise Simmons will be forced to report Ellis to the Comptroller of the Treasury.
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M. John d'Wolf
New Port R.I.
Accountants Office
November 14 1800
Sir
I duly received yours of the 28 [undecipherable] enclosing the returns of Mr Darling, Neal Wright & Mc[undecipherable] for [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] during the year 1799. As most of yours are now returned you having heretofore made [undecipherable] claims for money due on them of those [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] which are [undecipherable] for course they are [undecipherable] to & which those [undecipherable]. The amounts now [undecipherable] do not correspond with the amount before charged to & otherwise appear ambiguously [undecipherable]. You will therefore return those [undecipherable] returns but the war made [undecipherable] reasonable applications of more than considerations they deem it proper.
[undecipherable signature]
Mr Jed. Ellas
Assessor, County Jefferson
Georgia —
November 18th 1800
Sir
In my letter of the 17 March last I called upon you for your accounts to reconnoit your [undecipherable] the charges on the books of this Office but have never received your reply. I must therefore repeat this requisit[undecipherable] of your immediate compliance otherwise I shall be oblig'd to report you to the Comptroller of the Treasury, specially to [undecipherable] to this Office —
In expectation of your immediate attention I am &c
[undecipherable signature]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons' letter of March 17th requested that Ellis forward his accounts to exonerate himself on Simmons' books, but Simmons has not received a reply. Simmons repeats the necessity of Ellis' immediate compliance, otherwise Simmons will be forced to report Ellis to the Comptroller of the Treasury.
Date
11/15/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800111521355
Page start
301
Notable persons
Sol Ellis
William Simmons
comptroller of treasury
contractor
comptroller of treasury
Notable locations
County of Colombia, Georgia
Notable items
accounts
books

