Captain Price Has Not Settled His Accounts

Item

Type

Letterbook Copy

Title

Captain Price Has Not Settled His Accounts

Description

Simmons complains that Captain Price has not submitted a single voucher or attempted to settle his accounts for years, despite being stationed very close to the Pay Master. He asks for McHenry's help to get Price to settle his accounts.

short description

Captain Price has not settled his accounts.

year created

1796

month created

05

day created

20

sent from location

Dept. of War Accountants Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Timothy Pickering

notable person/group

William Simmons
James McHenry
Captain Benjamin Price
Pay Master
company of levies

notable location

Dept. of War Accountants Office

notable item/thing

accounting books
sums of money
recruiting
pay
settle his accounts
voucher
expenditure
render accounts

document number

1796052021855

page start

74

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (434 pages) YNB01 (434 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) V:B, P:74

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Dept. of War Accountants Office [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]