Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Description

Simmons informs Henley that Capt. Bird's account was improperly settled.

year created

1799

month created

06

day created

07

recipient

sent to location

Knoxville

in image

note

Cited in Henley to Simmons, 07/03/1799.

notable person/group

David Henley
William Simmons
Cherokee Indians
Captain Bird
company
congress
Captain Reid
army
Secretary of War
supernumery
Mr. Ormsby
officers
Captain Crawford
agent war department
Samuel Mitchell

notable location

Knoxville
Tennessee

notable item/thing

payments
commissions
explanation
additional allowances
articles
delivery
supplies to Indians
receipts rolls
credit
pay
subsistence
act of Congress
claim
deranged

document number

1799060721055

page start

41

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Document instances

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[view document] (534 pages) YRS01 (534 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) V: F, P: 41-43
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Citations [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient David Henley Knoxville [n/a]