Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1797Simmons informs Butler that his account is delinquent.
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Capt. Edward Butler Department of War
4th Regt. US Accountants Office
Knoxville T. August 14th 1797
Sir
You stand charged on the Books of this Office with monies received by you and which remain yet to be accounted for.
In pursuance of a Resolution of the House of Representatives of 3d March 1797. I am reques[ted] to lay before them within the first week in January next, an abstract of the names of all receivers of Public monies from 1 January 1791 to 1 January 1797
In order to prevent your name from
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Butler that his account is delinquent.
Date
08/14/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797081421655
Page start
198
Notable persons
Captain Edward Butler
William Simmons
4th US Regiment
House Representatives
Congress
receivers
treasurer
Notable locations
Knoxville, Tennessee
Accountant's Office
Notable items
account
books
resolution of house
abstract
delinquent
vouchers
refund
balance