Request for Receipts

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Request for Receipts

Description

Smiley received several sums of money for Lieut. Col. John Caldwell, Joseph Lewis, and Patrick Brown. Money remains unaccounted for despite requests by Office for receipts. Simmons requested Smiley use his influence to obtain necessary vouchers to exonerate them and close their accounts.

year created

1797

month created

10

day created

23

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

sent to location

Nelson County, Kentucky

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James Smiley

notable person/group

James Smiley
William Simmons
Lieutenant Colonel John Caldwell
Joseph Lewis
Patrick Brown
congress

notable location

Nelson County, Kentucky
Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

sums
money
vouchers
accounts
charges
books
abstract of delinquents

document number

1797102321655

page start

441

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Document instances

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[view document] (1 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:441

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient James Smiley Nelson County, Kentucky [n/a]