Enclosed sundry receipts for the paymasters of Virginia militia called out suppress insurrection in western Pennsylvania 1794
Document 1797Simmons enclosed sundry receipts for different Paymasters of the Virginia militias called out to suppress the insurrection in Western counties of Pennsylvania. Simmons requested all unappropriated funds of Paymasters be refunded to the Treasurer of the United States. The tenor of the letters was one of expediency. Simmons requests the assistance of Heth in the dispersal of the letters to their recipients since Simmons did not know their place of residence or superscription. Also enclosed is a letter for Heth, in which he is reminded that he also stands charged for monies paid for same object.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons enclosed sundry receipts for different Paymasters of the Virginia militias called out to suppress the insurrection in Western counties of Pennsylvania. Simmons requested all unappropriated funds of Paymasters be refunded to the Treasurer of the United States. The tenor of the letters was one of expediency. Simmons requests the assistance of Heth in the dispersal of the letters to their recipients since Simmons did not know their place of residence or superscription. Also enclosed is a letter for Heth, in which he is reminded that he also stands charged for monies paid for same object.
Date
10/17/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797101724255
Page start
376
Note
Possibly encloses many letters about Whiskey Rebellion accounts for militia, 10/17/1797.
Notable persons
William Heth Esquire
William Simmons
paymaster
Virginia militia
Treasurer of United States
Accountant's Office
War Department
paymaster general
Alexander Hamilton
Presley Nevill
congress
Notable locations
Shellally near Richmond, Virginia
Accountant's Office
War Department
Philadelphia
western counties of Pennsylvania
Shellaly near Richmond Virginia
Notable items
abstracts
monies
warrants
receipts
vouchers
refund
balance
resolution of congress
receivers of monies
accounts
pay roll
expenditure
settlement
expedition

