Accounts needed at the War Office

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Accounts needed at the War Office

Description

Requests that Henley send in his abstracts and accounts with vouchers in his possession in order that Simmons can prepare a report to Congress on the "accounts of receivers of public money." Discusses various other pay issues in Henley's department.

year created

1797

month created

05

day created

19

sent from location

Accountants Office

recipient

sent to location

Knoxville

in image

note

Cited in Simmons to Henley, 06/08/1797.

notable person/group

David Henley
William Simmons
agent war department
congress
quartermaster department
Mr. Hays
muster master

notable location

Knoxville
Accountants Office
Tennessee

notable item/thing

vouchers
abstracts
accounts
report
pay
public money
estimate
unappropriated monies
duplicate
expenditures
charges
settlement
salary

document number

1797051921201

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (7 pages) XTQ04 (7 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:320
[view document] (3 pages) XTQ04a (3 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:320
[view document] (2 pages) YOQ01 (446 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) V:C; P:63

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountants Office [n/a]
Recipient David Henley Knoxville [n/a]