Simmons Requesting Elams' Compliance to Avoid Reporting to the Comptroller of the Treasury
Document 1800Simmons sent Elam a letter on March 6th requesting the forwarding of Elam's accounts and vouchers to exonerate himself on Simmons' books, but has yet to receive a reply. Simmons reiterates his request and states that failure to comply will result in Simmons reporting Elam to the Comptroller of the Treasury.
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Mr Car Blow
Columbia County, Georgia
to the care of C. Johnson
Savannah Georgia
Accountants Office
Decr 13th 1800
Sir
In my letter of the 1st March last I [undecipherable] upon your give your accounts & Stated to you what vouchers would be necessary to exonerate you from the charges on the Books of this Office but have never received your reply. I must therefore request to give the absolute [undecipherable] of your immediate compliance; otherwise I shall be obliged to report you to the Comptroller of the Treasury, agreeably the directive of this Office — In expectation of your immediate
Samo
WB
Mr Jos. Williams November 17 1800
Springfield Mss
Sir
I have received your letter of the 1[undecipherable] [undecipherable] your accounts of expenditures on account of the Armory at Springfield for the quarter ending the 30[undecipherable] last, which will be placed under examination to [undecipherable] at the [undecipherable] examined by the authority [undecipherable] of the 9 districts [undecipherable] who on doubt hear of before this [undecipherable] has [undecipherable] your earnest [undecipherable].
Very fortunately the Books & papers of my office were very generally saved, but those of the [undecipherable] of them were as generally destroyed —
Samo
WB
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons sent Elam a letter on March 6th requesting the forwarding of Elam's accounts and vouchers to exonerate himself on Simmons' books, but has yet to receive a reply. Simmons reiterates his request and states that failure to comply will result in Simmons reporting Elam to the Comptroller of the Treasury.
Date
11/15/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800111521455
Page start
302
Notable persons
Daniel Elam
William Simmons
Notable locations
Colombia County, Georgia
Accountant's Office
Notable items
accounts
vouchers
books

