Claim of P.H. Perrault
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Claim of P.H. Perrault
Description
Writes the Secretary of War with the opinion that the claim of P.H. Perrault, temporary engineer at Charleston, is inadmissible.
year created
1796
month created
02
day created
25
author
sent from location
War Accountant's Office
recipient
in image
note
Addressed to Secretary of War
notable person/group
Secretary of War
James McHnery
William Simmons
P.H. Perrault
temporary engineer
Henry Knox
Timothy Pickering
notable location
Department of War Accountant's Office
Charleston, South Carolina
notable item/thing
claim
inadmissible
appointed
salary
expenses
settlement of his account
pay
document number
1796022521455
page start
445
transcription
Department of War
Accountants' Office
February 25 th 1796
The Secretary of War-.
Sir
The claim made by Mr. P. H. Pirrault as contained in his letter to you of the 26th of January 1796 in my opinion must be considered inadmissable. he appears to have been appointed (in consequence of an Act passed to provide for the defence of certain parts and harbors in the United States Vol. 3 pa.16) by the Secretary of War on the 1st of April 1794 as Temporary Engineer at Charleston So Carolina at a Salary of 4 Dollars p Day and other allowances for Expences. in October 1795, he applied at this Office for a Settlement of his account which was settled upto the 30th of September 1795, at the same time the Secretary of War made a further advance to him of Two hundred and forty four Dollars to complete his pay upto the 3oth of November at which time it was understood he was to be out of Office, the business for some time before in a great measure having ceased.-
I am Sir (indeciperable)
William Simmons
Accountants' Office
February 25 th 1796
The Secretary of War-.
Sir
The claim made by Mr. P. H. Pirrault as contained in his letter to you of the 26th of January 1796 in my opinion must be considered inadmissable. he appears to have been appointed (in consequence of an Act passed to provide for the defence of certain parts and harbors in the United States Vol. 3 pa.16) by the Secretary of War on the 1st of April 1794 as Temporary Engineer at Charleston So Carolina at a Salary of 4 Dollars p Day and other allowances for Expences. in October 1795, he applied at this Office for a Settlement of his account which was settled upto the 30th of September 1795, at the same time the Secretary of War made a further advance to him of Two hundred and forty four Dollars to complete his pay upto the 3oth of November at which time it was understood he was to be out of Office, the business for some time before in a great measure having ceased.-
I am Sir (indeciperable)
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. 442 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | War Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |