Accounts, Abstracts, and Credits for Secretary of War, Treasury, and John Harris
Document 1799Encloses entries for July as well as abstracts of bills drawn on the Secretary of War, Secretary of the Treasury, and John Harris. Requests examination as soon as possible.
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Knoxville August 28th 1799
Sir
I now enclose you an Extract of My Entries for July, as Also Abstracts shewing the Credits on my Books for Bills drawn on the Secretary of War, Secretary of the Treasury, and Mr John Harris, from the 15th of May 1795. to 25th June 1799 — Amounting to 570,31725 Dollars, Which I request you will cause to be examined as early as possible that I may know if I have omitted any [strikethrough: thing] Sums in favor of the United States
I am with Respect
Your Humble Servt
David Henley
Agt of War
William Simmons esquire
Type
Letterbook
Description
Encloses entries for July as well as abstracts of bills drawn on the Secretary of War, Secretary of the Treasury, and John Harris. Requests examination as soon as possible.
Date
08/28/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1799082870001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Henley, 08/28/1799.
Notable persons
William Simmons
David Henley
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Secretary of the Treasury
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
John Harris
Agent of War
Notable locations
Knoxville
Tennessee
Notable items
abstracts
entries
credits
books
bills
sums