Submission of Accounts
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Submission of Accounts
Description
Hale submits his accounts starting from May of 1795. He explains in the letter what he has included and omitted, and why. Despite a lack of vouchers, he includes his expenses for travel when dispatched for the recruiting service.
short description
Submission of accounts
year created
1796
month created
03
day created
26
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
notable person/group
William Simmons
David Hale
recruits
Supervisor of Massachusetts
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Joseph Cole a deserter
commandant
notable location
West Point
rendezvous
Philadelphia
Portland
Boston
Providence
Canada
notable item/thing
statement of accounts
expenses
payments of bounties
pay of recruits
bounty
recruiting service
receipts and disbursements
rendezvous
desertion
travel expenses
vouchers
charges
travel
tavern expenses
document number
1796032670101
page start
1
number of pages
30
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | YXA25 (3 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Hale, David |
| [view document] (3 pages) | YXA25a (3 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Hale, David |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | David Hale | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |