Acknowledged Receipt of Letter
Document 1800P Hagner, clerk, acknowledged receipt of letter due to absence of Simmons. Examination of accounts will happen after books of the Office arrive from Philadelphia. Letter sent to Sec. of War to be considered as an application if a vacancy opens.
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John Woodward Esqr
New London Connt.
Department of War
Accountants Office
February 27 1800
Sir
I have received your letter of the 22 inst with the reference. The examination of your accounts will be gone on and you will be informed of the result.
Your &c
W.S.
Joshua Orne Esqr
Agent of Fortifications
Marblehead M.s.
February 27 1800
Sir
I have received your letter of the 18 Instant accompanied by your Abstracts and Vouchers for December last, which will be placed under examination and you will be informed of the result in course.
Your &c
W.S.
Doct George French
Fredericksburg Virg.
February 28 1800
Sir
Your account for various necessaries to and attendance on the sick troops in the United States at Fredericksburg V.a. have been received from Mr Hackett amounting to [undecipherable] have been submitted to the examination and [I] have ascertained by perusal of the files, [who] have reported that after [undecipherable] the following sums from each of your accounts there will be a full [undecipherable] allowed your [undecipherable]
From your act against Ledger books [undecipherable] . . . . . Dolls 97.42
do do . . . . . Goldsmith D . . . . . 2.1
do do . . . . . Houstons . . . . . 18.162
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
P Hagner, clerk, acknowledged receipt of letter due to absence of Simmons. Examination of accounts will happen after books of the Office arrive from Philadelphia. Letter sent to Sec. of War to be considered as an application if a vacancy opens.
Date
06/26/1800
Author
Sent from
Washington
Document number
1800062623755
Note
letter sent c/o Major General Hamilton.
Notable persons
P. Hagner
John H. Douglas
Major General Hamilton
William Simmons
accountant
clerk
Secretary of War
Notable locations
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
War Department
Notable items
accounts
books
letter
jobs
vacancies
vacancy
application

