Request for Account Information or Refund
Document 1797Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Captain William Ashmore of Virginia Militia Cavalry, Dumfries, Prince William County by Pressley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Ashmore 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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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Captain William Ashmore of Virginia Militia Cavalry, Dumfries, Prince William County by Pressley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Ashmore 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
1797101722655
Page start
356
Note
note in heading of recipient, "sent to Dumfries Post Office"
Notable persons
Captain William Ashmore
William Simmons
Colonel Pressley Nevill
Virginia Militia Cavalry
Treasurer of United States
Congress
Notable locations
Prince William County
Dumfries Post Office
Accountant's Office
Virginia
Western Counties of Pennsylvania
Notable items
money
abstract of monies
advance
insurrection
warrant
pay
vouchers
balance
expenditure
pay roll
receipts
account
settlement
examination