Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Description
Simmons asks the Secretary at War to provide notification of any deeds of conveyance received by Tobias Lear. Lear is the agent for the purchase of lands on the Potomac.
year created
1799
month created
11
day created
30
author
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
William Simmons
Tobias Lear
Treasury
agent
George Washington
notable location
Potomac River
lands
accountant's office
notable item/thing
treasury books
debit
books
advances
deeds of conveyance
expenditures
document number
1799113021255
page start
437
transcription
Caleb Swan Esqr P:M:G:
Accountant's Office
November 30th 1799
Sir
To lessen the advances standing to the debit of persons receiving public monies, as early as possible & to insure a due application of them, has been & will continue to be a subject of communication from me to you, as I conceive it a most interesting one to The United States, and in consequence cannot be too much dwelt upon. I therefore again request your particular attention thereto in calling Officers & others to account who have received monies through your hands. it will be highly proper particularly to call on such Officers who visit the Seat of Government, or its vicinity for their accounts & cause a settlement of them; among those now here I have particularly to mention Captn Charles Hyde late Pay master to the 1st U .S. Regt this officer appears to have received very large sums of Public monies from you & agents of the Department, which continue to remain unaccounted for and as it is proper that his accounts should be in the first instance be rendered to you for examination, it will be proper that he should be called upon for them, agreeably to your Instructions.
I am &c W. S.
Accountant's Office
November 30th 1799
Sir
To lessen the advances standing to the debit of persons receiving public monies, as early as possible & to insure a due application of them, has been & will continue to be a subject of communication from me to you, as I conceive it a most interesting one to The United States, and in consequence cannot be too much dwelt upon. I therefore again request your particular attention thereto in calling Officers & others to account who have received monies through your hands. it will be highly proper particularly to call on such Officers who visit the Seat of Government, or its vicinity for their accounts & cause a settlement of them; among those now here I have particularly to mention Captn Charles Hyde late Pay master to the 1st U .S. Regt this officer appears to have received very large sums of Public monies from you & agents of the Department, which continue to remain unaccounted for and as it is proper that his accounts should be in the first instance be rendered to you for examination, it will be proper that he should be called upon for them, agreeably to your Instructions.
I am &c W. S.
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (534 pages) | YRS01 (534 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) | V: F, P: 437-438 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |