Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Description

Simmons provides individual account information to the Paymaster General.

year created

1799

month created

08

day created

08

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

note

This document is addressed to the "Paymaster General."

notable person/group

Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Captain Peter Shoemaker
Lieutenant James House
Jacob Wilson
Zebulon M. Pike
Theodore Meminger
George W. Carmichael
William R. Boote
William Yates
Charles Wolestonecraft
Cadet
recruits
paymaster general to United States troops
John E. Morrison
Captain Elliot
Captain Irvine

notable location

Accountant's Office
Reading

notable item/thing

officer
accounts
pay
appointment
pay roll
defray
expenses
marching recruits
books

document number

1799080821455

page start

225

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[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: 225

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient Caleb Swan [unknown] [n/a]