New York Supreme Court February 6, 1848 (Haddock v. Kelsey)

By the Court,

Marvin, J.

The receipt of Nov. 18, 1844, given by Kelsey to Haddock, was, upon its face, an acknowledgment that he had received from Haddock, as postmaster, the whole amount of the account; and this account and receipt in the hands of Haddock authorized him to charge the amount in his account with the post office department, and the department *102was authorized to credit the amount