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 Captain William Ashmore of Virginia Militia Cavalry, Dumfries, Prince William County by Pressley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Ashmore by warrants, who then paid militia cavalry under his command from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
short description
Simmons requests account details regarding monies advanced to Captain William Ashmore of Virginia Militia Cavalry.
year created
1797
month created
10
day created
17
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Prince William Cty, Dumfries PO
in collection
in image
note
note in heading of recipient, "sent to Dumfries Post Office"
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
William Ashmore
notable person/group
Captain William Ashmore
William Simmons
Colonel Pressley Nevill
Virginia Militia Cavalry
Treasurer of United States
Congress
notable location
Prince William County
Dumfries Post Office
Accountant's Office
Virginia
Western Counties of Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
money
abstract of monies
advance
insurrection
warrant
pay
vouchers
balance
expenditure
pay roll
receipts
account
settlement
examination
notable idea/issue
Insurrection
Resolution of Congress
document number
1797101722655
page start
356
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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:356 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Ashmore | Prince William Cty, Dumfries PO | [n/a] |