Credit to Account

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Credit to Account

Description

Accounts for the fortifications at Mud Island Fort and the mounting of gun carriages were examined and sum of $2,449.72 passed to the credit of Mentges' account. Amount differs from sum reported by Mentges, inadmissible charges were reason.

year created

1800

month created

04

day created

17

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Simmons to Mentges, 04/22/1800.

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Colonel Francis Mentges

notable person/group

Colonel Francis Mentges
William Simmons
agent of fortifications

notable location

Accountant's Office
Mud Island

notable item/thing

fortifications
expenditures
balance
advance
account
settlement

document number

1800041721055

page start

100

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) YLA01 (404 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) V: G, P: 100

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient Francis Mentges [unknown] [n/a]