Request from Simmons to Randolph for Account Information or Refund to Treasury of United States
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Request from Simmons to Randolph for Account Information or Refund to Treasury of United States
Description
William Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Randolf by Presley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Randolf by warrants, who then paid militia cavalry under his command from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
short description
William Simmons requests account details regarding monies advanced to Randolf by Neville for pay of militia to suppress insurrection Pennsylvania.
year created
1797
month created
10
day created
17
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Richmond Post Office
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Archibald Carey Randolph
notable person/group
Archibald Carey Randolph
William Simmons
Virginia Militia cavalry
Congress
Colonel Nevill
Paymaster General
receivers of public monies
notable location
Richmond Post Office
Accountant's Office
Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
warrant
monies
advance
pay
resolution of congress
abstract
expenditures
settlement
accounts
document number
1797101721955
page start
347
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YOQ01 (446 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) | V:C; P:347 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Archibald Randolph | Richmond Post Office | [n/a] |