Instructions on Advancing Money

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Instructions on Advancing Money

Description

Enclosed two letters from Temporary Paymaster at West Point regarding instructions for advancing money for the pursuit of deserters.

year created

1797

month created

08

day created

19

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

note

Cited in McHenry to Simmons, 08/22/1797.

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

cited note

Cited document sent from one element of the war office to another

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
temporary paymaster West Point
deserters
Secretary of War
Nehemiah Freeman

notable location

Accountant's Office
West Point
New York

notable item/thing

contingent expenses
money
expenditures
incidental and contingent expenses
advances

document number

1797081921055

page start

222

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Document instances

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[view document] (1 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:222
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Citations [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]