Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Simmons discusses expenses deemed allowable in pursuit of deserters.

Date

08/09/1797

Author

William Simmons

Recipient

Nehemiah Freeman

Sent from

Accountant's Office

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)

Document number

1797080921455

Page start

186

Note

Cited in Simmons to Freeman, 08/25/1797.

Notable persons

Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
Robert Finley
Robert Cornwall
Daniel Harris
deserters
temporary paymaster
Mr. Steele
Secretary of War
artillerists and engineers

Notable locations

West Point
Accountant's Office

Notable items

pay
account
receipts
public money
accounts
return
articles of war
advances
instructions