Settlement of Accounts, with details
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Settlement of Accounts, with details
Description
Simmons requests monies owed to Treasury by Potts. Letter was motivated by the Resolve of the House of Representatives. The balance of the funds owed should be refunded to the Treasury of the United States or vouchers must be produced. Footer notes Potts owes $500.00 for mounting cannons at the Fort erecting on Cape Fear River on November 20, 1795.
year created
1797
month created
08
day created
26
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Enclosed in Simmons to Polk, 08/26/1797.
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Joshua Potts
notable person/group
Doctor Joshua Potts
William Simmons
agent of fortifications
William Polk
supervisor Charlotte North Carolina
house of representatives
congress
notable location
Accountant's Office
Charlotte North Carolina
fort on Cape Fear River
notable item/thing
resolve of house of representatives
books
monies
account
abstract of names
public monies
delinquent
vouchers
balance
refund
mounting cannon
fort
document number
1797082622055
page start
249
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [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:249 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joshua Potts | [unknown] | [n/a] |