Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Simmons provides an account balance to Capt. Bissell.

Date

09/02/1799

Author

William Simmons

Recipient

Russell Bissell

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

1799090221755

Page start

276

Note

Fever in Philadelphia causes the Accountant's Office to relocate to Trenton. This move occurs over the period August 24-7, 1799.

Notable persons

Captain Russell Bissell
William Simmons
Colonel Rochefontaine
Sergeant Cole
Sergeant Ridgway
William Armstrong
John Yates
officer

Notable locations

Middletown, Connecticut
Presque Isle
Detroit
accountant's office

Notable items

credit
books
examination
account
settlement
expenses
superintending
pay
blockhouses
stores
magazines
fortifications
inadmissible
premium
compensation