Simmons Informing Jackson of a Sum Admitted to his Credit and the Receipt of his Accounts for the Fortifications of Boston
Document 1801Simmons informs Jackson that a sum of $193.23 will be admitted to Jackson's credit, as well as that his account of the expenditures for fortifications at Boston has also been received and will be examined in due time.
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Mr C & L Huse
Hebron Cont
Accountants Offce
January 6th 1801
Sir
Your letter of the 22d Ulto has been received together with your acct for supplies to the troops of the State of Connecticut in October & November 1800 amounting per your statement to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drs . . . 499.7
from which has been deducted the amount over charged in your account of supplies to Fort Trumbull the same being for 4 gallons whereas your charge is as several pounds of Candles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7½
on which your acct may doubtless call for Oct
& novr also be being entitled to only ¾ lb @ 9 ¾ pr
Commission as late . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.6
Leaving a balance in your favor of Dollars 493.1
which you will receive from J. Huntington Esqr N. Haven
upon granting him the necessary Receipts —
Saml Wo
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Danl Jackson Esqr
Supervisor of the Revenue
Boston
Sir I have received your letter of the 17th
inclosing the receipt of John Bacon for one hundred & twenty three dollars 10c, which sum will be carried to your credit on the Books of this Office.
Your letter of same date with the account of Expenditures for Fortifications at Boston have been received & will be examined & considered —
Saml Wo
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons informs Jackson that a sum of $193.23 will be admitted to Jackson's credit, as well as that his account of the expenditures for fortifications at Boston has also been received and will be examined in due time.
Date
01/09/1801
Author
Recipient
Document number
1801010921155
Page start
343
Notable persons
Jonathan Jackson
William Simmons
John Foncin
supervisor of revenue
engineer
Notable locations
Boston
Notable items
credit
expenditures
fortifications
books
receipts

