William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Ensign McCall

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Ensign McCall

Description

William Simmons request more frequent pay estimates from Ensign McCall. Simmons also directs McCall to disburse funds received from John Habersham to Capt. Webb and Lt. Cobb.

year created

1797

month created

11

day created

23

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

sent to location

Fort Wilkinson, Georgia

in image

note

Cited in Simmons to McCall, 11/30/1797; Cited in Hagner to McCall, 03/15/1798.

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Ensign Hugh McCall

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Ensign Hugh McCall
William Simmons
John Habersham
Captain Webb
Lieutenant Cobb
troops
deranged officer
congress
adjutant
attorney general
officers of cavalry
Secretary of War
Lieutenant Slough

notable location

Fort Wilkinson, Georgia
Accountant's Office
southward
Fort Fidius
Oconee River
Georgetown
Ogeeche River

notable item/thing

pay
claims
subsistence
act of congress
arrears
receipts
vouchers
money
balance
statement
emoluments
forage
public horses

document number

1797112321455

page start

66

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Document instances

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[view document] (539 pages) YPU01 (539 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) V: D, P: 66-67
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Citations [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient Hugh McCall Fort Wilkinson, Georgia [n/a]