Request for Account Information or Refund to William Giles, late a Captain in Colonel Campbell's Regiment in Virginia
Document 1797Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Captain Giles by Presley Nevill for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Giles by warrants, who then paid Col. Campbell'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 Captain Giles by Presley Nevill for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Giles by warrants, who then paid Col. Campbell'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
1797101723255
Page start
363
Notable persons
William Giles
William Simmons
Virginia Militia
paymaster
Congress
Treasurer of United States
Notable locations
Richmond
Accountant's Office
Virginia
Western Pennsylvania
War Office
Accountant's office
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
Congress
Notable items
monies
accounts
warrants
pay
abstract
insurrection
expedition
vouchers
refund
balance
resolution of congress
settlement
examination