Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Simmons discusses officers' use of contracted fuel with the Secretary at War.

Date

07/26/1799

Author

William Simmons

Recipient

James McHenry

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

1799072640055

Page start

178

Note

Cited in McHenry to Simmons, 07/26/1799; Cited in McHenry to Simmons, 09/04/1799.

Notable persons

James McHenry
William Simmons
William Colfax
Lieutenant Colonel Smith
secretary of war
contractors
officers
12th Regiment
regiment

Notable locations

Accountant's Office
New York
recruiting rendezvous
posts
garrisons on sea board

Notable items

wood
fuel
straw
contractor's accounts
vouchers
allowance of wood
regulations
contractor's commission
winter price
summer
claims
settlement
articles
suspended
requisition
voucher