Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Description

Simmons forwards the claims for reimbursement made by the state of Virginia to the Secretary at War.

year created

1798

month created

03

day created

28

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
Catawba Indians
Captain Hawkins
Captain Caperton
Colonel Wells
Secretary of War
John Steele
Virginia executive
paymaster
militia
witnesses
scouts
congress

notable location

Accountant's Office
Virginia

notable item/thing

Unicorn [privateer vessel]
trial Captain Hawkins
illicit privateer
credit
compensation
allowance
credit
receipt
expenses
arresting
abstracts
settlement

document number

1798032821255

page start

255

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[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: 255

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]