Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Description

Simmons informs King to expect payment from the Treasurer.

year created

1799

month created

09

day created

07

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

sent to location

Elizabethtown, New Jersey

in image

note

Fever in Philadelphia causes the Accountant's Office to relocate to Trenton. This move occurs over the period August 24-7, 1799.

notable person/group

John King
William Simmons
contractor
11th Regiment
treasurer

notable location

Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

accounts of supplies
examination
settlement
warrant
balance
remit
subsistence of army
receipts

document number

1799090721555

page start

284

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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: 284

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient John King Elizabethtown, New Jersey [n/a]