Personal Explanation for Sundry Charges
Document 1797Gibson explains the nature of charges which were denied payment by the War Department. He also requests $800 from his accounts so he can repay debts incurred for recruiting in 1795.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Gibson explains the nature of charges which were denied payment by the War Department. He also requests $800 from his accounts so he can repay debts incurred for recruiting in 1795.
Date
01/28/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Staunton
Repository
Document number
1797012870001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
Alexander Gibson
recruits
Corporal Fortune
Samuel Fitch
Peter Haskell
Notable locations
Staunton, Virginia
Notable items
statement of accounts
sundry charges
personal explanation
recruiting service
enlistments
vouchers
receipt
certificate of being able bodied men
accounts rendered
credit
paying interest
bounty
money