Examined account
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Examined account
Description
Informs Colonel Daniel Broadhead that the Office of Army Accounts has examined his accounts, the results of which he reports.
year created
1786
month created
12
day created
15
author
sent from location
Office of Army Accounts, New York
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
John Pierce
recipient note
Colonel Daniel Broadhead
notable person/group
Daniel Broadhead
John Pierce
Fowler
Beadford
George Marjan
William Moore
notable location
Office of Army Accounts, New York
Philadelphia
Princeton
document number
1786121521455
page start
201
transcription
Col Daniel Broadhead Office of Accounts New York Dec 15 1786
Dear Sirs
In consequence of an examination I have made into yoor accounts I find that there remains some diffculties, which are necessary to be removed. Before I can report on them with justice to you and the Public.
You have charged several sums of money as paid to recruiting officers for some of which payments you have produced receipts and othrs you suppose are lost by the failure of some of the pages in your receipt book in general it is expected that the officers who have paid out recruiting monies should be held to see the same accounts for when the persons to whom they were paid (undecipherable) their accounts and the public cannot expect to pay.
a sum of money without a receipt or (undecipherable) acknowledgement by which the officers may be brought to account. I am therefore of opinion on that W Fowler papers with whom these officers have settled must be procured to asertain your credits and the pridence of those who have not settled be so far obtainedas to establish a debt against them. I delayed your accounts for these papers from W Fowler who has forwarded them as I am informed to Philadelphia but in whose care he has left them I cannot find.
Your charge of 4000 dollars paid to Col Rofs stands objected to for want of more information respecting in and because Col Rofs asserts, that he has settled the same with you, and paid you the balance in (undecipherable).
You have paid a bounty to several folders which from the ausunt I am led to suppose ought to be state not continental change.
The payments to Sheeton and Garner I am (undecipherable) of purchases will require an (undecipherable) to Col Geo Morgans Books as (undecipherable) with whom the same must be credited to you, if they are far undoubtedly they must be proper charges against the public.
The payments made to Beadford and (undecipherable) in the quarter master department (undecipherable) for the accets of those gentlemen or their principals to be produced to
11am and the finally passing of them. Where these persons are, in with whom they have one to settle in writing they ought to be called upon to close their accounts immediately.
The payments to William Moore for the use of the Regiments require more explicit evidence I think it has been suggested that it was for clothing in which care it would be will to obtian an invoice from him and their the distribution so as to assertain also whether they ought to be a private charge against the regiments or not.
There are also some few small oranges which are not properly (undecipherable), but are not of sufficient consequence to merit attention.
I do not think of your demand of 12.284 dollars for the loss of your vouchers without some more particular accounts from the persons to whom the money was paid on recurring to Fowlers Books and the Commissaries and the (undecipherable) Marley credits, where the pricipal part may be assertained. If any congress cannot be supposed capable of permitting so large a sum to be passed, without it appears that every information which the subject will admit of it before them.
PP
Dear Sirs
In consequence of an examination I have made into yoor accounts I find that there remains some diffculties, which are necessary to be removed. Before I can report on them with justice to you and the Public.
You have charged several sums of money as paid to recruiting officers for some of which payments you have produced receipts and othrs you suppose are lost by the failure of some of the pages in your receipt book in general it is expected that the officers who have paid out recruiting monies should be held to see the same accounts for when the persons to whom they were paid (undecipherable) their accounts and the public cannot expect to pay.
a sum of money without a receipt or (undecipherable) acknowledgement by which the officers may be brought to account. I am therefore of opinion on that W Fowler papers with whom these officers have settled must be procured to asertain your credits and the pridence of those who have not settled be so far obtainedas to establish a debt against them. I delayed your accounts for these papers from W Fowler who has forwarded them as I am informed to Philadelphia but in whose care he has left them I cannot find.
Your charge of 4000 dollars paid to Col Rofs stands objected to for want of more information respecting in and because Col Rofs asserts, that he has settled the same with you, and paid you the balance in (undecipherable).
You have paid a bounty to several folders which from the ausunt I am led to suppose ought to be state not continental change.
The payments to Sheeton and Garner I am (undecipherable) of purchases will require an (undecipherable) to Col Geo Morgans Books as (undecipherable) with whom the same must be credited to you, if they are far undoubtedly they must be proper charges against the public.
The payments made to Beadford and (undecipherable) in the quarter master department (undecipherable) for the accets of those gentlemen or their principals to be produced to
11am and the finally passing of them. Where these persons are, in with whom they have one to settle in writing they ought to be called upon to close their accounts immediately.
The payments to William Moore for the use of the Regiments require more explicit evidence I think it has been suggested that it was for clothing in which care it would be will to obtian an invoice from him and their the distribution so as to assertain also whether they ought to be a private charge against the regiments or not.
There are also some few small oranges which are not properly (undecipherable), but are not of sufficient consequence to merit attention.
I do not think of your demand of 12.284 dollars for the loss of your vouchers without some more particular accounts from the persons to whom the money was paid on recurring to Fowlers Books and the Commissaries and the (undecipherable) Marley credits, where the pricipal part may be assertained. If any congress cannot be supposed capable of permitting so large a sum to be passed, without it appears that every information which the subject will admit of it before them.
PP
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Document instances
In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[view document] (3 pages) | DEL01 (361 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V:134; P:201 |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
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Author | John Pierce | Office of Army Accounts, New York | [n/a] |
Recipient | Colonel Daniel Broadhead | [unknown] | [n/a] |