Report of documents lost in War Department fire
Document 1801Accountant reports on his documents lost in the fire in conformity with Resolution of House of Representatives. Papers destroyed were those only which had been lodged on the 3rd floor.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Accountant reports on his documents lost in the fire in conformity with Resolution of House of Representatives. Papers destroyed were those only which had been lodged on the 3rd floor.
Date
02/06/1801
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept of War Accountant's Office
Document number
1801020621755
Page start
377
Notable persons
Samuel Dexter
William Simmons
paymasters
agents
troops
commissioner of army of accounts
William Colfax
Robert Balls
contractors
Nathan Starr
paymaster general
claimant
Notable locations
Dept of War Accountant's Office
North Carolina
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
Notable items
accounts of Old Army
pay rolls
papers
vouchers
pay rolls
claims
belts
scabbards
contract
fire
muster
payroll
books