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 by Pressley Nevill to William Taylor, late paymaster to Major Lewis' Virginia Militia Cavalry, for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania 1794. Money was advanced to Taylor by warrants, who then paid Major Lewis' regiment from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
short description
Simmons requests account details regarding monies advanced by Pressley Neville to William Taylor, late paymaster to Major Lewis' Virginia Militia.
year created
1797
month created
10
day created
17
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Fredericksburg
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
William Taylor
notable person/group
William Taylor
William Simmons
Major Lewis
Colonel Pressley Neville Paymaster General
Treasurer of United States
Congress
Virginia Militia Cavalry
Regiment
congress
notable location
Fredericksburg
Accountant's Office
Virginia
notable item/thing
account
monies
pay
insurrection
advance
warrant
pubilc money
vouchers
credit
expenditures
payrolls
accounts
receipts
balance
abstract
notable idea/issue
Resolution of Congress
document number
1797101722955
page start
360
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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:360 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Taylor | Fredericksburg | [n/a] |