Error in Amount of Drawn Rations by Officer
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Error in Amount of Drawn Rations by Officer
Description
Upon examination of the contractor account for New York, Simmons found Captain Landon drew rations twice in one day. That error made by Landon and the contractor, Mr. Hershaw, charged to Landon's account. Simmons requested receipts to investigate incident.
year created
1800
month created
03
day created
19
author
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Captain Jeremiah Landon
notable person/group
Captain Jeremiah Landon
William Simmons
contractor
Mr. Henshaw
contractor's agent
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
rations
return
account
document number
1800031921255
page start
41
Item sets
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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: 41 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Jeremiah Landon | [unknown] | [n/a] |