Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Description

Simmons informs Mackey of his account balance. Simmons also informs Mackey that expenditures by the armory require the superintendant's authorization. This letter encloses a statement of differences.

year created

1799

month created

12

day created

20

recipient

sent to location

Harper's Ferry, Virginia

in image

notable person/group

John Mackey
William Simmons
Joseph Perkins
James Buchanan
Alexander Buchanan
Thompson and Hill
Patrick Mohers
Henry Leipz
Paymaster
Mr. Brindley
Secretary at War
Henry Martin
Charles Williams
James Nicholson
Dennis Byrnes
Miles Todd
Samuel Aldworth
Byron Griffin
Hugh Wilson
John Sullender
George Glosford
John Williams
Andrew Cassidy
William Gardner
Frederick Blockberger
George Benche
Michael Quenneces
John Bunting
David Hunter
George Metts
Frederick Owen
Charles Williamson
John Strickland
William Small

notable location

Harper's Ferry, Virginia
Philadelphia
Potomac

notable item/thing

salary
rations
subsistence
canal

document number

1799122021355

page start

462

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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: 462-465

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient John Mackey Harper's Ferry, Virginia [n/a]