Request for Account Information or Refund regarding monies advanced to Captain Cornelius O'Laughlin by Pressley Neville for pay of Virginia militia to suppress an insurrection in western Pennsylvania in 1794
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Request for Account Information or Refund regarding monies advanced to Captain Cornelius O'Laughlin by Pressley Neville for pay of Virginia militia to suppress an insurrection in western Pennsylvania in 1794
Description
Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Captain Cornelius O'Laughlin by Presley Nevill for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania in 1794. Money was advanced to O'Laughlin by warrants, who then paid troops of Virginia militia cavalry under O'Laughin's command. 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
Loudoun County
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Cornelius O'Laughlin
notable person/group
Captain Cornelius O'Laughlin
William Simmons
Colonel Presley Nevill
Virginia Militia
troop of Virginia Militia cavalry
notable location
Loudoun County
Virginia
Accountant's Office
War Office
Philadelphia
Western Pennsylvania
Treasury Department
Congress
notable item/thing
monies
warrants
vouchers
accounts
abstract
expedition
public monies
settlements
notable idea/issue
Insurrection western Pennsylvania
Whiskey Rebellion
resolution of Congress
monies unaccounted for
document number
1797101723355
page start
365
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 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:365 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Cornelius O'Laughlin | Loudoun County | [n/a] |