Mistake by Pay Master General
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Mistake by Pay Master General
Description
Ellery alluded to mistake made by Pay Master General on accounts for Quarter Master's Stores. Account examined by General Hamilton. Simmons attempted to ascertain the specific accounts, mentioning Coll. Stevens, Agent for the War Department at New York, and those of Bell, Smith, Gain, and Tenlych.
year created
1800
month created
03
day created
25
author
recipient
sent to location
New York
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Abraham R Ellery
notable person/group
Abraham R Ellery
William Simmons
General Alexander Hamilton
paymaster general
agent for war department in New York
Bell
Smith
Gain
Tenlych
assistant adjutant general New York
Colonel Stevens
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
accounts
quartermaster stores
purchases
document number
1800032521255
page start
50
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (404 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: 50-51 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Abraham R. Ellery | New York | [n/a] |