Letter from the Accountant of the War Department - Papers of the War Department

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Fever in Philadelphia causes the Accountant's Office to relocate to Trenton. Simmons discusses relocation of public offices.

Date

09/04/1799

Author

William Simmons

Recipient

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

1799090421155

Page start

278

Notable persons

David Henley

William Simmons

agent war department

public offices

Notable locations

Trenton New Jersey

Philadelphia

Knoxville, Tennessee

Notable items

yellow fever

winter frost

waste book

epidemic