Request for Account Information

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Request for Account Information

Description

Requests information of the sum that Major Isaac Craig is to receive for compensation in the Quarter Master Department.

year created

1796

month created

02

day created

19

sent from location

War Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

note

Harrison noted as Auditor of the Treasury

notable person/group

Richard Harrison
William Simmons
Auditor of the Treasury
Isaac Craig
Quartermasters Department

notable location

Department of War Accountant's Office
Pittsburgh

notable item/thing

account
compensation

document number

1796021921255

page start

433

transcription

Department of War.

Richard Harrison Esq-. Accountants' Office Auditor of the Treasury - February 19th 1796-

Sir
Major Isaac Craig has rendered an amount to

this office for Compensation as Agent to this Department at Pittsburg. - I have there fore to request you will please to furnish me with information of the sum he receives for Compensation in the Quarter Masters Department - which will govern in the allowance to be made him here.-

I am Sir (indecipherable)
William Simmons

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) YAA01 (447 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) Letterbook A, P. 430

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons War Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient Richard Harrison [unknown] [n/a]