Informing Captain Henry of a Balance in his Favor
Document 1801Simmons informs Captain Henry of a balance in his favor of $20 for expenses from New Port to Portland.
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results therefre, + You are accordingly required to accun that sum for which you will be charged on the books of this Office; and in the next settlement of your account you will remit this amount shewing what balance remains in your hands that its distribution may be ordered.
Sam Kt
M.S.
Mr Carlton Walker Accountants Office
Wilmington N.C. December 19th 1800
Sir
Your accounts as the master to the N.C. Regt of Infantry have undergone examination & settlement, by which there appears a balance has from you to the United States of one hundred [undecipherable] sixty seven dollars 85/100 differing from your Statements as explained in the [undecipherable] several amount of differences for your government; where some [undecipherable] will given to pay for [undecipherable] of all the [undecipherable] Collector of the Customs at Wilmington N.C. taking his duplicate receipt for that [undecipherable] one whereof is to be transmitted to this Office.
Sam Kt
M.S.
Capt. Van Hare, January 19th 1800
Portland M[undecipherable].
Sir
Your letter of the [undecipherable] has been received informing your account for expenses from New York to Trenton amounting of your Statement to $ 40.20 —
[undecipherable] from which [undecipherable] have deducted this sum charged for Stage hire of your account, which is inadmissible — 15 —
[undecipherable] a balance in your favor of 25 —
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons informs Captain Henry of a balance in his favor of $20 for expenses from New Port to Portland.
Date
01/19/1801
Author
Recipient
Document number
1801011921855
Page start
355
Notable persons
Captain John Henry
William Simmons
servant
collector Portland
Nathaniel Fosdick
Notable locations
Portland, Maine
Notable items
expenses
stage hire
receipts

