Rations Overdrawn, Deductions From Pay

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Rations Overdrawn, Deductions From Pay

Description

Settlement of account for contractor at New Port Rhode Island revealed Tillinghast overdrew rations not entitled to him by law. Amount overdrawn at contractor's price to be deducted from his pay by Paymaster general.

year created

1800

month created

02

day created

27

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

note

canceled written on margin

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Captain George Tillinghast

notable person/group

Captain George Tillinghast
William Simmons
contractor
paymaster general

notable location

Accountant's Office
New Port Rhode Island

notable item/thing

rations
subsistence
account

document number

1800022721455

page start

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) YLA01 (404 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) V: G, P: 2

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient George Tillinghast [unknown] [n/a]