Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Simmons questions the propriety of Lt. Claiborne's issuance of rations to a "servant" and a "gardner."

Date

07/24/1799

Author

William Simmons

Recipient

Ferdinand L. Claiborne

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

1799072421655

Page start

167

Notable persons

Lieutenant Ferdinand L. Claiborne
William Simmons
soldiers
William Westwood
contractor
servant
gardener
gardner
soldiers

Notable locations

Virginia
Accountant's Office
Norfolk

Notable items

adjustment
accounts
rations
line of the army