Request for Account Information or Refund to William Giles, late a Captain in Colonel Campbell's Regiment in Virginia
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Request for Account Information or Refund to William Giles, late a Captain in Colonel Campbell's Regiment in Virginia
Description
Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Captain Giles by Presley Nevill for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Giles by warrants, who then paid Col. Campbell's regiment from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
year created
1797
month created
10
day created
17
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Richmond
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
William Giles
notable person/group
William Giles
William Simmons
Virginia Militia
paymaster
Congress
Treasurer of United States
notable location
Richmond
Accountant's Office
Virginia
Western Pennsylvania
War Office
Accountant's office
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
Congress
notable item/thing
monies
accounts
warrants
pay
abstract
insurrection
expedition
vouchers
refund
balance
resolution of congress
settlement
examination
notable idea/issue
insurrection western Pennsylvania
document number
1797101723255
page start
363
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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: p. 363-364 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Giles | Richmond | [n/a] |