Request for Account Information or Refund
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Request for Account Information or Refund
Description
Money advanced to McDermot by warrant for pay of Virginia militia cavalry called up to suppress an insurrection in the Western counties of Pennsylvania must be refunded to War Office since no vouchers were transmitted to Treasurer to exonerate McDermot. Col. Neville was furnished with corrections to attend to final settlement of said expedition.Neville will visit Office on the 15th by which time Simmons hoped vouchers will be furnished by McDermot. Simmons requested details of McDermot's current account.
year created
1797
month created
10
day created
17
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in McDermott to Simmons, 12/09/1797. Possibly enclosed in Simmons to Henley, 10/23/1797.
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Paul McDermott
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Paul McDermott
William Simmons
Virginia militia cavalry
paymaster
treasurer
congress
Colonel Nevill
paymaster general
congress
notable location
Accountant's Office
notable item/thing
pay
warrant
insurrection in the Western counties of Pennsylvania
Whiskey Rebellion
corrections
settlement
vouchers
account
balance
pay roll
muster roll
receipts
abstract
document number
1797101721155
page start
374
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [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:374 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Paul McDermott | [unknown] | [n/a] |