Request from Simmons to Randolph for Account Information or Refund to Treasury of United States
Document 1797William Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Randolf by Presley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Randolf by warrants, who then paid militia cavalry under his command from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
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[account on the aforementioned abstracts to be furnished Congress.
Sam to
Wm Simmons ace
Mr Archibald Carey Randolph Accountants Offi
late Captain of a troop of October 17th 179
Virginia Militia Cavalry — Richmond Post Office
Sir
In an abstract of monies advanced by Pa
Nevill Paymaster General to the militia called out to
suppress an insurrection in the western counties in Pen
sylvania in the year 1794; you stand charged with m
nies paid to you by him pursuant to Warrants in your
favor for the pay of a troop of Virginia Militia Caval
commanded by yourself employed in the said operat
=ons and as no vouchers have hitherto been transmitted t
this Office to exonerate you from these advances I have
to request your immediate attention in transmitting
such as you actually possess or can procure shortly, pro
perly Stated — and in case of a deficiency to refund t
balance unaccounted for in your hands to the Treasure
of the United States.
I am under the necessity to be the mo
urgent in requesting your attention to this object in cons
quence of a Resolution of Congress of the 3 March last
directing me to furnish an abstract by the first week
January next of the names of all the receivers of pub
monies unaccounted for
In rendering your accounts you will be pe
culiar in stating an account Current-charging the mon
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
William Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Randolf by Presley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Randolf by warrants, who then paid militia cavalry under his command 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
1797101721955
Page start
347
Notable persons
Archibald Carey Randolph
William Simmons
Virginia Militia cavalry
Congress
Colonel Nevill
Paymaster General
receivers of public monies
Notable locations
Richmond Post Office
Accountant's Office
Pennsylvania
Notable items
warrant
monies
advance
pay
resolution of congress
abstract
expenditures
settlement
accounts

