Request for Account Information or Refund to Walter Leak for pay of militia to suppress rebellion in Western Pennsylvania
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Request for Account Information or Refund to Walter Leak for pay of militia to suppress rebellion in Western Pennsylvania
Description
Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Leak by Pressley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in western Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Leak by warrants, who then paid Col. Hunter's regiment from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
year created
1797
month created
10
day created
17
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
near Charlottesville
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Walter Leak
notable person/group
Walter Leak
William Simmons
Virginia Militia
Pressley Neville
Colonel Hunter
Treasury Department
Congress
paymaster general to militia
Treasurer of United States
notable location
near Charlottesville
Accountant's Office
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
pay to militia
receipts
vouchers
advances
monies
expenditures
accounts
notable idea/issue
Whiskey Rebellion
insurrection in western Pennsylvania
pay of militia
regulations of congress
public monies unaccounted
document number
1797101721655
page start
343
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | In image YOQ01 (446 pages) | In source Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) | Location in source V:C; P: p.343-344 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type Author | Name William Simmons | Location Accountant's Office | Notes [n/a] |
| Type Recipient | Name Walter Leak | Location near Charlottesville | Notes [n/a] |