Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Description

Simmons directs Forman to keep better records of his recruiting expenditures.

year created

1799

month created

09

day created

22

sent from location

Accountant's Office

sent to location

Hackensack, 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

Captain Denise Forman
William Simmons
11th Regiment
Lt. Johnson
John Campbell
contractor

notable location

Hackensack, New Jersey
Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

fuel
straw

document number

1799092221155

page start

314

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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: 314

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient Captain Denise Forman Hackensack, New Jersey [n/a]