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 Lane by Pressley Nevill for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in western counties of Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Lane by warrants, who then paid the field and staff of Virginia regiment commanded by Lane. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
short description
Simmons requests account details regarding monies advanced to Lane by Pressley Neville for pay of militia to suppress insurrection in Pennsylvania.
year created
1797
month created
10
day created
17
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Loudoun Cty, Leesburg Post Office
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Joseph Lane
notable person/group
Lieutenant Colonel W. Joseph Lane
William Simmons
Presley Nevill
Virginia Militia
Paymaster General
Treasurer of United States
Congress
field staff
regiment
notable location
Loudoun County, Leesburg Post Office
Accountant's Office
Virginia
notable item/thing
abstract of monies
advance
insurrection
charge
money
warrant
pay
vouchers
refund
balance
resolution of congress
public monies
account
document number
1797101723055
page start
361
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | In image YOQ01 (446 pages) | In source Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) | Location in source V:C; P:361 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type Author | Name William Simmons | Location Accountant's Office | Notes [n/a] |
| Type Recipient | Name Joseph Lane | Location Loudoun Cty, Leesburg Post Office | Notes [n/a] |