Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Simmons asks Ogden to clarify the charges submitted by John King, contractor.

Date

09/07/1799

Recipient

Document number

1799090721455

Page start

283

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

Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Ogden
William Simmons
commander
11th Regiment of Infantry
contractor

Notable locations

Elizabethtown, New Jersey
accountant's office

Notable items

voucher
return
provisions
rations
liquor
rations
charge