Error in Amount of Drawn Rations by Officer
Document 1800Upon examination of the contractor account for New York, Simmons found Captain Landon drew rations twice in one day. That error made by Landon and the contractor, Mr. Hershaw, charged to Landon's account. Simmons requested receipts to investigate incident.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Upon examination of the contractor account for New York, Simmons found Captain Landon drew rations twice in one day. That error made by Landon and the contractor, Mr. Hershaw, charged to Landon's account. Simmons requested receipts to investigate incident.
Date
03/19/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800031921255
Page start
41
Notable persons
Captain Jeremiah Landon
William Simmons
contractor
Mr. Henshaw
contractor's agent
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
rations
return
account