Status of John Nicholson
Document 1796Simmons had been paying Nicholson's salary, assuming he had been properly appointed as an inspector. However, it turns out that Nicholson was not fulfilling that role, and Simmons hopes that Knox's letters will help clarify the matter. In the interim, no further payments will be made to Nicholson.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons had been paying Nicholson's salary, assuming he had been properly appointed as an inspector. However, it turns out that Nicholson was not fulfilling that role, and Simmons hopes that Knox's letters will help clarify the matter. In the interim, no further payments will be made to Nicholson.
Date
01/08/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1796010821055
Page start
384
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
William Simmons
John Nicholson
Samuel Hodgdon
John Stagg
John Stagg Jr
Superintendent and Inspector of Arms
Secretary of War
President
Superintendent of Military Stores
Henry Knox
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Philadelphia
War Office
Notable items
appointment
account
services
certificate
written order
pay
records of the war office
Act of Congress
arsenals
salary
inspecting
superintending
national armory