George Helmbold, Jr. to James Madison, 27 January 1802
From George Helmbold, Jr.
Lancaster, January 27. 1802.
Honored Sir,
I[n] a day or two after receipt of this you will receive the residue of papers containing the United States laws in German. The bill stands thus:
Department of State, of the United States
To George Helmbold, Junr. Dr
| To publishing the laws of the U. S. for 1800 and 1801 in German, 8½ sheets at 14 Dollars per sheet |
$119..00 | |
| rec’d | 40 | |
| 69..001 | ||
You will please to remit the above to me at Lancaster.2 Yours, with respect,
Geo. Helmbold, Jun
RC (DNA: RG 59, Miscellaneous Letters Received Regarding Publishers of the Laws). Docketed by Wagner.
1. Arithmetic error in RC.
2. On 2 Feb. 1802 Helmbold was paid $83.13 on account for translating into German and publishing the laws of the U.S. (DNA: RG 59, DB, p. 122).