Closing of Sevier's account
Document 1797Requests that Brigadier General Sevier provide his account and vouchers for monies received from the War Office so that Simmons can close his account.
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the same, I therefore request you will lose no time, but immediately send forward your Account with the receipts Vouchers for the [strikethrough: necessary] Expenditures that I may be enabled to pass the same to the Credit of your Account and the Balance, if any, refunded to the Treasurer of the United States to close the same — your early attention to this Object is particularly requested — Sam v.c.
Wm Simmons
acct
Jacob Tipton Accountants Office
Late Capt of Levies February 10th 1797
Sir
You stand charged on the Books of this Office with sums of money p annexed statement paid your Company of Levies in 179[?] for which you have not rendered your Account & Vouchers to account for the same, I therefore request you will without loss of time, forward them to this Office that the different sums paid by you may be passed to the Credit of your account & the Balance if any refunded to the Treasurer of the United States to close your account, your immediate attention to this object is particularly requested— Sam v.c.
Wm Simmons
acct
Lieut. Joseph Dickson Accountants Office
Sir February 10th 1797
You stand charged on the Books of this Office with the sum of Two Hundred Fifty four Doll[ars] and fifty four Cents paid you p Receipt dated 31st Dec. 1791 for which you have not rendered your account and Vouch[ers] to this Office to account for the same — I request you
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Requests that Brigadier General Sevier provide his account and vouchers for monies received from the War Office so that Simmons can close his account.
Date
01/27/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797012723455
Page start
354
Note
Cited in Sevier to Simmons, 04/01/1797.
Notable persons
Brigadier General John Sevier
William Simmons
Notable locations
Knoxville, Tennessee
Accountants Office
Notable items
books
account
vouchers
balance

