My account with the United States as well as I could ascertain it.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
My account with the United States as well as I could ascertain it.
Description
Watrous has enclosed his account in the best way that he could formulate it. He has not yet received a certficate from the paymaster to tell him when he was paid nor does he know the price of rations at different times nor the form of a subsistence account.
year created
1797
month created
12
day created
13
author
sent from location
Colchester, Connecticut
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
notable person/group
William Simmons
Charles Watrous
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Paymaster
notable location
Philadelphia
Colchester, Connecticut
notable item/thing
certificate
rations
notable phrase
certificate from the Paymaster
subsistence due me
prices of the rations
payment of my draft
document number
1797121370101
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | YYF20 (3 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Watrous, Charles |
| [view document] (3 pages) | YYF20a (3 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Watrous, Charles |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Charles Watrous | Colchester, Connecticut | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | Philadelphia | [n/a] |