Defending Myself Against Malicious Implications

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Defending Myself Against Malicious Implications

Description

Fearing that he may be the object of a personal attack by the Democrats, Heth provides a detailed explanation of his accounts.

year created

1797

month created

12

day created

22

author

sent from location

Shellelah

recipient

sent to location

Department of War

in image

note

Partially illegible.

notable person/group

William Simmons
William Heth
individual claimants
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Public Officer
Democrats (or Jacobins)
Congress
Colonel Sevier

notable location

Department of War
Shillelah
Philadelphia
Richmond

notable item/thing

Federal Court
relaxation
present inclement season
vouchers
[Democrats'] malignance

document number

1797122270001

page start

1

number of pages

5

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (5 pages) YXD24 (5 pages) Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) Heth, William
[view document] (5 pages) YXD24a (5 pages) Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) Heth, William

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Heth Shellelah [n/a]
Recipient William Simmons Department of War [n/a]