Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Description
Simmons forwards Colonel Ogden's statement of items supplied by John King to the 11th Regiment.
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
12
author
recipient
in collection
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
Samuel Hodgdon
William Simmons
11th Regiment of Infantry
John King
11th Regiment
Colonel Ogden
superintendent military stores
secretary of war
Samuel Meredith
Henry Foxall
Robert Morris Jr.
accountant
William Simmons
Peter Hagner
clerk
treasurer
notable location
Elizabethtown, New Jersey
accountant's office
notable item/thing
receipts
warrant
fabrication
iron cannon
document number
1799091221055
page start
289
Item sets
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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: 289 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |