Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Description
Simmons provides instruction on the proper management of accounts to John Wilkins. Wilkins is agent for fortifications at Loftus' Heights.
year created
1799
month created
11
day created
21
author
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Wilkins to Simmons, 11/29/1799.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
John Wilkins Jr
William Simmons
Secretary of War
Brigadier General Wilkinson
workmen
laborers
Jonathan Jackson
quartermaster general
agent fortifications
respectable witness
notable location
Loftus's Heights
accountant's office
Mississippi
Natchez
Mississippi River
notable item/thing
vouchers
barracks
expenditures
accounts
fortifications
disbursements
gun carriages
books
military stores
gun powder
cannon
arms
ammunition
pay
compensation
contingent expenses
abstract
contract
settlement
payment
document number
1799112121055
page start
423
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: 422-425 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Wilkins, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |