Report of Accounts for December 1799, Abstracts for Army & Quartermasters
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Report of Accounts for December 1799, Abstracts for Army & Quartermasters
Description
Encloses copies of books for December with abstracts for the army and quartermasters. Discusses further activity for the abstracts on public business to expedite vouchers. Infers that militia payments from 1793 to 1797 interfered with his other business but hopes to make the process more simple and effective. Encloses abstracts for accounts with Mr. Lewis and the Cherokees to pay Joseph Pemberton and the Indian Department.
year created
1800
month created
03
day created
12
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
William Simmons
David Henley
Quartermasters
Mr. Lewis
Cherokees
Joseph Pemberton
Indian Department
Treasurer
notable location
Knoxville
Philadelphia
Tennessee
notable item/thing
vouchers
expenditures
old continental accounts
document number
1800031270201
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZWR07 (2 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by David Henley, Agent of the War Department, May 1, 1799-May 7, 1800. (RG217) | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | David Henley | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |