Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Description

Simmons recommends against prosecuting John Chisholm on the grounds that doing so might inhibit restitution.

year created

1799

month created

09

day created

24

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

sent to location

Knoxville

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

David Henley
William Simmons

notable location

Knoxville
Accountant's Office
Atlantic States

notable item/thing

fraud

document number

1799092421455

page start

321

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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: 321

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient David Henley Knoxville [n/a]