Noting a Credit on the Account of Simeon North for 490 Pistols: Page #1 Original title: 1letterbook/YLA01_401.jpg Protection: Open to all Expiration: Never Status: Approved Mark this revision as complete Cancel Noting a Credit on the Account of Simeon North for 490 Pistols: Page #1 Go full screenExit full screen Layout Reset [upper right corner] 401 Accountants' Office February 27<sup>th</sup> 1801 "Sam.<sup>l</sup> Hodgdon Esq* Superintend.<sup>t</sup> of Stores Ph.<sup>a</sup> Sir Simeon North, Contractor at Berlin Conn.<sup>t</sup> for the manufacturing of Pistols has received a credit on the Books of this Office for four hundred & ninety Pistols delivered Joseph WIlliams Pay master & Store keeper at Ja.<sup>s</sup> Harris Storekeeper at Philadelphia you will therefore please to make the necessary entries on the Books of your Office, Jam.<sup>e</sup> <u>WS.</u> [line break in page] February 27<sup>th</sup> 1801 Mr. Simeon North Berlin Conn<sup>t</sup>____ Sir Two receipts have been presented to this Office by Sam<sup>l</sup> [undecipherable] Dana Esq. for the deliver of 500 Pistols agreebly to your Contract with the Sec.<sup>y</sup> of War dated the 6<sup>th</sup> February 1800 from which an account has been Stated wherein you are credited with thtem at 6 dollars each amounting to 3000 doll.<sup>s</sup>_ and debited with the monies received by you leaving a balance due to the United States of Four thousance seven hundred forty nine dollars & 33/100, for which sum you will be [undecipherable] account=able on the Books of this Office __I observe you have charged for 10 Pistols at the rate of 650/100 d.<sup>s</sup> each which cannot e admitted as it exceeds your Contract__ [undecipherable] <u>W.S.</u>