Request for Account Information or Refund
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Request for Account Information or Refund
Description
Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Pendleton by Presley Neville, Paymaster General to the militia, for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania, 1794. Money was advanced to Pendleton by warrants, who then paid Col. Campbell's regiment from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
short description
Simmons requests account details regarding monies advanced to Pendleton by Pressley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania.
year created
1797
month created
10
day created
17
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Culpeper County
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Henry Pendleton
notable person/group
William Henry Pendleton
William Simmons
Colonel Campbell
Virginia Militia
Paymaster General
Treasurer of the United States
Congress
Presley Nevill
congress
regiment
notable location
Culpeper County
Accountant's Office
Western Counties of Pennsylvania
Virginia
notable item/thing
monies
advance
pay
insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania
pay of militia
warrant
account
sums
vouchers
abstract
notable idea/issue
Resolution of Congress
document number
1797101721755
page start
344
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Document instances
| 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:344 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Pendleton | Culpeper County | [n/a] |