Request for Explanation for Drawn Rations
Document 1800Upon examination of contractor's accounts for New York, Simmons found that White granted Mr. Hershaw certificate for 403 more rations to be given to White's detachment. Simmons could not overlook this charge and demanded an explanation.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Upon examination of contractor's accounts for New York, Simmons found that White granted Mr. Hershaw certificate for 403 more rations to be given to White's detachment. Simmons could not overlook this charge and demanded an explanation.
Date
03/19/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Repository
Document number
1800031921355
Page start
42
Note
Cited in Simmons to White, 04/18/1800.
Notable persons
Captain Andrew White
William Simmons
contractor's agent
adjutant general
detachment
12th Regiment
Notable locations
Union Camp near Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Accountant's Office
Stillwater
New York
Notable items
investigation
contractor accounts
rations
returns
receipts