Author's Letterbook Copy

Simmons Informs Whelan that no Advances can be Admitted to a Person's Credit at the Accountant's Office

Simmons mentions a sum of $500 charged as paid for purchases made or to be made by Jonathan Smith. Simmons states that no advances made on account can be admitted to Whelen's credit at Simmons' office, and that Whelen must draft a separate abstract of advances if they are indispensable to the execution of his duties.

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Accountant's Office

Philadelphia

William Simmons

Israel Whelon

Israel Whelen

William Simmons

purveyor of public supplies

Jonathan Smith

Bickham and Reese

Philadelphia

Accountant's Office

indian annuities

purchases

advances

account

credit

abstract

public monies

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340 Israel Whelan Esqr Philada- Accountants' Office January 3d 1801 Sir In looking into your Accounts as Purveyor of Public supplies- I find in the Abstract for Indian Annuities a sum of 500 dollars, charged as paid to Bickham & Reese for Jonathan smith for purchases made or to be made by said Jonathan Smith I conceive it proper on this subject to inform you that no advances on account can be admitted to your credit at this Office- If advanced be indispensible in the execution of the duties annexed to your Office, seperated Abstract of them must accompany your Statements merely to answer the purpose of showing how the Public monies in your hands have been applied and accounting for any apparent balance against you on said a You will therefore be pleased to understand that the aforesaid sum of five hundred dollars will be deducted from your account, + that no payments not in full can be admitted at this Office to the credit of your Accounts- I am etc W.S. Sam Hodgdon Esqr January 6' 1801 Philada Sir You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States, agreeably to my letter of the 2d Inst. the Sum of one thousand three hundred + fifty dollars for the Salary of yourself, John Harris Store keeper, + the Clerks employed in your Office from 1 Octr to 31 December 1800, + the sum of Two hundred + ten dollars, for the Salary of John Nicholson for same period- I am ? W.S.