Request for Account Information or Refund to Walter Leak for pay of militia to suppress rebellion in Western Pennsylvania
Document 1797Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Leak by Pressley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in western Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Leak by warrants, who then paid Col. Hunter's regiment from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Leak by Pressley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in western Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Leak by warrants, who then paid Col. Hunter's regiment from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
Date
10/17/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797101721655
Page start
343
Notable persons
Walter Leak
William Simmons
Virginia Militia
Pressley Neville
Colonel Hunter
Treasury Department
Congress
paymaster general to militia
Treasurer of United States
Notable locations
near Charlottesville
Accountant's Office
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania
War Office
Philadelphia
Notable items
pay to militia
receipts
vouchers
advances
monies
expenditures
accounts