Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Description

Simmons authorizes Carrington to make payment to Capt. Richard Blackburn.

year created

1798

month created

05

day created

22

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

sent to location

Richmond

in image

created note

This document has 02/25/1798 scratched out and 05/22/1798 written in.

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Edward Carrington

notable person/group

Edward Carrington
William Simmons
Captain Richard Blackburn
supervisor Richmond
Lieutenant John Saunders
James Tripplett
Cadet Peter Lambkin
Cadet Thomas Blackburn
Surgeons Mate William Barnwell
non commissioned officers
privates
detachment
treasurer

notable location

Virginia
Richmond
Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

pay
receipts

document number

1798052221855

page start

279

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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: 279

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient Edward Carrington Richmond [n/a]