Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Simmons informs Boss that his accounts are suspended. Simmons encloses regulations governing the distribution of fuel and straw to troops.

Date

07/16/1799

Author

William Simmons

Recipient

John S. Boss

Sent from

Accountant's Office

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)

Document number

1799071621655

Page start

153

Notable persons

John L. Boss
William Simmons
Surgeon's Mate Thomas Tillinghast
troops at New Port Rhode Island
treasury
troops at New London
officers
Major Tousard
Marines
Michael Gunkle

Notable locations

New Port, Rhode Island
Accountant's Office
New London
Fort Mifflin
Middletown Connecticut

Notable items

pay subsistence
rations
provision
fuel
straw
supplies
accounts
contract
money
forage
settlement