Simmons Asking McRea to Obviate Contradictory and Complicating Contracts
Document 1800McRea had to do with the forming of contracts in North Carolina for 1800, and many of these are obtuse and contradictory. Simmons feels that McRea is well-positioned to smooth out the inconsistencies between various orders and contracts. Simmons wishes McRea to explain satisfactorily the causes of so many contracts being given out and how they are to be understood. Simmons asks that if McRea feels authorized to form these contracts himself, he should transmit copies of the letters to Simmons.
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McRea had to do with the forming of contracts in North Carolina for 1800, and many of these are obtuse and contradictory. Simmons feels that McRea is well-positioned to smooth out the inconsistencies between various orders and contracts. Simmons wishes McRea to explain satisfactorily the causes of so many contracts being given out and how they are to be understood. Simmons asks that if McRea feels authorized to form these contracts himself, he should transmit copies of the letters to Simmons.
Date
12/05/1800
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Document number
1800120521155
Page start
315
Notable persons
Griffith J McRee
William Simmons
Daniel Wheaton
James Carraway
Conrad Brem
Robert Ball
McRea
Captain Bird
Captain W.G. Dickson
recruits
Sterling Marshall
Lieutenant Cook
Notable locations
Wilmington, North Carolina
Salisbury
Fort Johnston
Morgantown
Halifax
Notable items
contracts
rations