Contract for iron ball and kentledge
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Contract for iron ball and kentledge
Description
Account for supplying ball and kentledge advanced to Treasury Department. Requests statement of amount supplied.
year created
1800
month created
12
day created
18
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Morristown, New Jersey
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
David Ford
notable person/group
David Ford
William Simmons
firm of Faesh, Brinkerhoff and Ford
notable location
Morristown, New Jersey
Accountant's Office
notable item/thing
iron ball
kentledge
ballast
account
statement
contract
document number
1800121821355
page start
331
transcription
Accountant's Office December 18 1800
Mr. David Ford of the firm of Faesh, Brinkerhoff & Ford. Morristown, N. Jersey
Sir
Your account on the Books of this Office is charged with the sum of Twelve thousand seven hundred & fourteen dollars 66/100, having been advanced you from the Treasury Department on accot. of a contract for supplying Iron Ball & Kentledge. As the period as long since expired in which those articles were to have been completed by you, and a necessity consequently exists for an immediate attention to the settlement of your accounts I have to request that you will forward without delay to the office a statement showing the amount supplied, and supported by such document as the nature of the contract call for.
I am etc.
W.S.
Mr. David Ford of the firm of Faesh, Brinkerhoff & Ford. Morristown, N. Jersey
Sir
Your account on the Books of this Office is charged with the sum of Twelve thousand seven hundred & fourteen dollars 66/100, having been advanced you from the Treasury Department on accot. of a contract for supplying Iron Ball & Kentledge. As the period as long since expired in which those articles were to have been completed by you, and a necessity consequently exists for an immediate attention to the settlement of your accounts I have to request that you will forward without delay to the office a statement showing the amount supplied, and supported by such document as the nature of the contract call for.
I am etc.
W.S.
Item sets
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: 331 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Richard Butler | Morristown, New Jersey | [n/a] |