Accounts
Document 1797Exerted extra effort to close all accounts. Accounts to be hand delivered by Lieut. Davidson who Henley asks to be taken care of by Simmons.
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[Address panel: David Henley / Knoxville / No. 2]
Knoxville 22 June 1797
Sir
I have forwarded by Lieut Davidson the Accounts of John Norton esquire for the quarter of January and March being for Indian Supplies --
We are in this office exerting ourselves to get all the Accounts arranged and closed, and shall not omit any time in this desirable object--
Mr Davidson who will hand You this is a young Officer from North Carolina; and never was at Philadelphia -- I have to request Your particular attention to him -- I have advanced him one hundred dollars as per receipt for expenses; -- and am Respectfully
Your Hum: Servt
David Henley
William Simmons esquire --
Knoxville
22 June -- 1797
Received of David Henley Esqr
War -- two hundred dollars for [his] expenses
going to Philadelphia as [directed?] [by?] the [Dept?]
[signature] Sam. R. Davidson
[undecipherable]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Exerted extra effort to close all accounts. Accounts to be hand delivered by Lieut. Davidson who Henley asks to be taken care of by Simmons.
Date
06/22/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Document number
1797062270101
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
David Henley
Captain Sparks
Lieutenant Davidson
accountant
agent war department
Samuel R. Davidson
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Knoxville
Tennessee
Notable items
expenses
accounts

