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 John Chilton by Pressley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Chilton by warrants, who then paid Colonel Lane'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 Chilton by Pressley Neville for pay of militia
year created
1797
month created
10
day created
17
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Fauquier County
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
John Chilton
notable person/group
John Chilton
William Simmons
Colonel Lane
Colonel Pressley Neville Paymaster General
Virginia Militia
Treasurer of United States
Congress
receivers of public money
notable location
Fauquier County
Accountant's Office
Virginia
notable item/thing
monies
advance
pay
insurrection in Pennsylvania
Whiskey Rebellion
expedition
vouchers
exonerate
balance
abstract
sums
pay roll
balance
notable idea/issue
Insurrection in western Pennsylvania 1794
Resolution of Congress
document number
1797101722055
page start
348
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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:348 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Chilton | Fauquier County | [n/a] |