Missing Letter
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Missing Letter
Description
Monies sent by Accountant that had not arrived.
short description
Ltr, dis monies sent but not received
year created
1798
month created
06
day created
28
author
sent from location
Fort Oswego
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Cited in Simmons to Vischer, 07/13/1798.
author note
Nanning J Vischer
recipient note
William Simmons
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
William Simmons
Nanning J. Vischer
Mr. Samuel Lewis
Mr Rapalze
Meyer & Co.
John Meyer
notable location
Philadelphia
Fort Oswego
Rotterdam, NY
New York
Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
money
pay
voucher
letter
notable idea/issue
money lost
letter lost
notable phrase
wrote to you
enclosed my voucher
an account current
since which
received your two letters
you mentioned sum
was transmitted to me by
Lewis
amount of pay due to the detachment under my command
expected the money had reached Rotterdam and was there waiting for a safe conveyance
delayed answering you
must
inform you that I have this moment seen a gentleman
Mr. Rapalze of the house of Meyer & Co.
who informs me that no such letter has arrived at the Post Office
apprehensive that some evil has befallen it
unless
directed to the care of some person
even then such a person could hardly be so void of politeness as not to inform me
shall forward my subsequent pay and muster rolls on the 1st of next month, which will be in a few days
Mr. Lewis will please to inform me what time he sent the within sum of money and to whose care it was directed
June 20 to the dare of John Meyer, Rotterdam
warrant dated 30 May
paid 31 May
document number
1798062870101
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XFH10 (2 pages) | Collection: General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94) | B:21 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XFH10a (2 pages) | Collection: General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94) | B:21 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Nanning J. Vischer | Fort Oswego | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | Philadelphia | [n/a] |