Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Description

Simmons provides Vischer a balance of his account. Simmons also informs Vischer to expect payment from Samuel Lewis.

year created

1798

month created

07

day created

24

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

sent to location

Fort Oswego

in image

note

Cited in Vischer to Simmons, 08/25/1798.

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Lieutenant Nanning Vischer

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Lieutenant Nanning Vischer
William Simmons
Samuel Lewis
John Meyer
troops
Corporal Richard Gafford
Private John Kelly
Carty
Tiffarny
Payne
Flood
Patterson
clerk

notable location

Fort Oswego
Accountant's Office
New York
Rotterdam

notable item/thing

muster roll
pay roll
command
examination
over calculations
pay
alterations
receipts

document number

1798072421255

page start

463

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Document instances

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[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: 463
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Citations [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient Nanning J. Vischer Fort Oswego [n/a]