Letter from Benjamin Hawkins to William Simmons on accounting measures
Document 1798Acknowledges receipt of letter. Discusses General Perkins; accounts; vouchers; journals he forwarded with expenditures. Discusses book keeping procedures. Discusses how being situated in Indian country necessitates taking measures in case papers and accounts are lost.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Acknowledges receipt of letter. Discusses General Perkins; accounts; vouchers; journals he forwarded with expenditures. Discusses book keeping procedures. Discusses how being situated in Indian country necessitates taking measures in case papers and accounts are lost.
Date
08/07/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Wilkinson
Document number
1798080770101
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible
Notable persons
William Simmons
Benjamin Hawkins
Indians
War Department
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Creek Nation
Agent Indian Affairs South of Ohio
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Wilkinson
Georgia
War Department
Accountant's Office
War Office
Notable items
accounts
vouchers
journals
papers