Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Description

Simmons informs Thompson to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.

year created

1798

month created

08

day created

27

sent from location

Accountant's Office, Trenton

recipient

sent to location

West Point

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Captain Alexander Thompson

notable person/group

Captain Alexander Thompson
William Simmons
garrison West Point
Secretary of War
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York

notable location

New York
New Jersey
Philadelphia
West Point
Accountant's Office, Trenton

notable item/thing

yellow fever epidemic
pay rolls
settlement
account
suspended
pay
receipts

document number

1798082721555

page start

520

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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: 520

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office, Trenton [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Thompson West Point [n/a]