Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Simmons discusses two issues with the Paymaster General: First, the payment for the troops on the frontier and, second, the accounts of Abraham Ellery.

Date

12/04/1799

Author

William Simmons

Recipient

Caleb Swan

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

1799120421055

Page start

439

Note

Cited in McHenry to Simmons, 12/11/1799.

Notable persons

Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Secretary of War
paymaster general
Abraham Ellery
assistant adjutant general
James McHenry
officers
troops

Notable locations

accountant's office
frontiers

Notable items

drafts
instructions
duties
payments
regulations
account
vouchers
examination
competent authority