Request for Account Information or Refund to John James, late a Captain in Virginia Militia Cavalry
Document 1797Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to James by Presley Nevill for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Captain James by warrants, who then paid troops of Virginia militia under his command. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
100%
⇣
No human transcription currently available for this document.
Machine transcription not yet available for this document.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to James by Presley Nevill for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Captain James by warrants, who then paid troops of Virginia militia under his command. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
Date
10/17/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797101723455
Page start
366
Notable persons
John James
William Simmons
Presley Nevill
Virginia Militia Cavalry
United States Treasurer
War Office
Accountant's Office
Congress
paymaster general
Notable locations
Fauquier County
Accountant's Office
Virginia
Western Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Congress
Notable items
accounts
vouchers
monies
warrants
abstracts
balance
public monies