Personal Explanation for Sundry Charges
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Personal Explanation for Sundry Charges
Description
Gibson explains the nature of charges which were denied payment by the War Department. He also requests $800 from his accounts so he can repay debts incurred for recruiting in 1795.
short description
Personal Explanation for Sundry Charges
year created
1797
month created
01
day created
28
author
sent from location
Staunton
recipient
notable person/group
William Simmons
Alexander Gibson
recruits
Corporal Fortune
Samuel Fitch
Peter Haskell
notable location
Staunton, Virginia
notable item/thing
statement of accounts
sundry charges
personal explanation
recruiting service
enlistments
vouchers
receipt
certificate of being able bodied men
accounts rendered
credit
paying interest
bounty
money
document number
1797012870001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | YWW20 (3 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Gibson, Alexander |
| [view document] (3 pages) | YWW20a (3 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Gibson, Alexander |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Gibson | Staunton | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |