Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Simmons directs Dyson to state his recruiting account.

Date

09/10/1799

Author

William Simmons

Recipient

Samuel Dyson

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

1799091021155

Page start

285

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 Samuel Dyson
William Simmons
recruits
paymaster general
Caleb Swan

Notable locations

Baltimore
accountant's office
Fort McHenry
Maryland

Notable items

recruiting account
muster
rolls
desertion
balance