| Date |
October 17, 1797 |
| Author Name |
William Simmons (primary) Location: Accountant's Office |
| Recipient Name |
Thomas Sandford (primary) Location: Dumfries Post Office |
| Summary |
Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Sandford by Presley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Sanford by warrants, who then paid his militia cavalry regiment from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account. |
| Document Format |
Author's Letterbook Copy |
| Document Notes |
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| Content Notes |
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| Related Persons/Groups |
Thomas Sandford; William Simmons; Virginia Militia Cavalry; Colonel Presley Nevill, Paymaster General; Treasurer of United States; Congress; troop; receivers of public monies; ; |
| Related Places |
Dumfries Post Office; Accountant's Office; Virginia; Pennsylvania; Western Counties of Pennsylvania; ; |
| Keywords |
resolution of congress; account; pay roll; receipts; balance; settlement; expedition; examination; insurrection western Pennsylvania; ; |
| Key Phrases |
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| Transcription |
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