Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons discusses the claim of General Harkimer's widow with Rep. Henry Glenn.
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Mr Alexander Buchanan Accountants Off[undecipherable]
Pittsburg
April 27
Sir
I have to acknowledge the recei[undecipherable]
letter of the 17 Inst. enclosing a copy of the pay role of you[undecipherable]
Company, Penna militia, amounting to 170 to drs, being [the]
balance of pay due to them in the Western expedition in [undecipherable]
attested before a magistrate, & will be filed with the orig[undecipherable]
pay role on which you received the advance —
Sam Ho[undecipherable]
W[undecipherable]
The Honble
Henry Glenn, in Congress Accountants Off[undecipherable]
Sir April 27
In consequence of your applicati[undecipherable]
me in respect to the claim of Mrs Harkimer, Widow of the
General Harkimer, for the half pay to the Widows & Orph[undecipherable]
Officers who were killed in the service of the United Stat[undecipherable]
On examining the Acts of Congr[undecipherable]
find the law granting the same was passed the 24 Aug[undecipherable]
& does not extends to Widows of Officers killed prior to the [undecipherable]
Sam Ho[undecipherable]
W[undecipherable]
Thomas Holt Esqr Accountants Of[undecipherable]
New Londong Va April 27[undecipherable]
Sir Your accounts being now under examin[undecipherable]
and the estimates, together with the Pay rolls of the armo[undecipherable]
Guards, for the months of August and October 1795, not be[undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons discusses the claim of General Harkimer's widow with Rep. Henry Glenn.
Date
04/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798042721955
Page start
310
Notable persons
Representative Henry Glenn
William Simmons
congress
Mrs. Harkimer
General Harkimer
widows
orphans
officers
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
claim
officers killed in service
act of congress

