Informing Congressman Condit of the Destruction of Requested Documents
Document 1801Simmons informs Congressman Condit that the documents requested by Joseph Bloomfield were destroyed in the fire that consumed the War Department. Documents were deposited on the third story of the house occupied by the war department.
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Accountants Office
February 7th 1801
The Hon'ble
John [undecipherable]
in Congress —
Sir
The accounts [undecipherable] by Col. Joseph [undecipherable] cannot be [undecipherable] as they now [undecipherable] with the accounts of the agent of the [3d?] Dep't now [undecipherable] are [undecipherable] in the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] lately [undecipherable] by the War department & were [undecipherable] by you in the [undecipherable] W[ar] Dep['t] —
Sam'o [undecipherable]
That Thomas [undecipherable] February 11 1801
accountant of the navy Dep't
Sir
The [undecipherable] account of D'r Philip Thomas [having] been forwarded to this Office for [undecipherable] [undecipherable], now [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] at the Navy Department they are transmitted for [undecipherable] at your office. D'r Thomas has [undecipherable] that the account should be [paid?] to [undecipherable] Esq'r of which [undecipherable] is on file in this Office —
Sam'o [undecipherable]
Alex'r & Jos. Bolton February 10th 1801
Philadelphia
Sir
I have received your letter [dated?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. In [answer?] [undecipherable] to inform you that it is [undecipherable] [undecipherable] forward the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] in the [undecipherable] for the purpose of [undecipherable] [settlement?] at this Office —
Sam'o [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons informs Congressman Condit that the documents requested by Joseph Bloomfield were destroyed in the fire that consumed the War Department. Documents were deposited on the third story of the house occupied by the war department.
Date
02/07/1801
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1801020721455
Page start
384
Notable persons
John Condit
William Simmons
congress
Joseph Bloomfield
agent 3rd Regiment
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
New Jersey
Notable items
fire
documents

