Request for Account Information or Refund to John James, late a Captain in Virginia Militia Cavalry
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Request for Account Information or Refund to John James, late a Captain in Virginia Militia Cavalry
Description
Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to James by Presley Nevill for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Captain James by warrants, who then paid troops of Virginia militia under his 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
Fauquier County
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
John James
notable person/group
John James
William Simmons
Presley Nevill
Virginia Militia Cavalry
United States Treasurer
War Office
Accountant's Office
Congress
paymaster general
notable location
Fauquier County
Accountant's Office
Virginia
Western Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Congress
notable item/thing
accounts
vouchers
monies
warrants
abstracts
balance
public monies
notable idea/issue
insurrection western Pennsylvania 1794
resolution of congress
document number
1797101723455
page start
366
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Document instances
| 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:366 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John James | Fauquier County | [n/a] |