Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Simmons explains why he rejected a claim made by King for reimbursement of monies expended for the transportation of provisions.

Date

09/12/1799

Author

William Simmons

Recipient

John King

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

1799091221455

Page start

290

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

John King
William Simmons
contractor
troops
recruits

Notable locations

Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Essex County
Morris County
accountant's office

Notable items

receipt
transportation of provisions
passages
contract
rations
marches
recruited
rations