Request for Account Information or Refund
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Request for Account Information or Refund
Description
Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Lynn by Colonel Pressley Nevill for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania 1794. Money was advanced to Lynn by warrants, who then paid different companies of Virginia militia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
short description
Simmons requests account details regarding monies advanced to Lynn by Pressley Neville for pay of militia.
year created
1797
month created
10
day created
17
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Fort Cumberland
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
John Lynn
notable person/group
Major John Lynn
William Simmons
Colonel Pressley Nevill
Virginia Militia
Paymaster General
Treasurer of United States
receivers of public monies
notable location
Fort Cumberland
Accountant's Office
Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
abstract
monies
advance
warrants
expedition
resolution of congress
public monies
expenditures
payrolls
receipts
accounts
balance
notable idea/issue
Insurrection in Western Counties of Pennsylvania 1794
Resolution of Congress
document number
1797101722555
page start
355
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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:355 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Lynn | Fort Cumberland | [n/a] |