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 Sehon by Presley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Sehon by warrants, who then paid Col. Cresap's regiment from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
short description
Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Sehon 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
Moorfields
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
John S. Sehon
notable person/group
John L. Sehon
William Simmons
Treasurer of United States
Congress
Paymaster General to the militia
Virginia Militia
paymaster
Colonel Crehap
Regiment
notable location
Moorfields Virginia
Accountant's Office
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Western Counties of Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
pay
monies
vouchers
advances
deficiency
resolution of congress
accounts
receipts
list
sums
settlement
expedition
abstract
notable idea/issue
Insurrection of 1794
Whiskey Rebellion
document number
1797101721855
page start
345
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 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:345 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John L. Sehon | Moorfields | [n/a] |