Examination of Receipts

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Examination of Receipts

Description

Examination of receipts submitted by Morris yielded conclusion that Morris followed the rules of the Office regarding submissions of receipts for reimbursement. Simmons then explained the lack of consistency in the accounts of Mr. Baker were due to Morris' vague explanation on record keeping.

year created

1800

month created

04

day created

14

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

sent to location

Fort McHenry

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Captain Staats Morris

notable person/group

Captain Staats Morris
William Simmons
contractor
Mr. Baker
1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers

notable location

Fort McHenry
Accountant's Office
Baltimore
Maryland

notable item/thing

accounts
papers
returns
abstracts
requisition

document number

1800041421755

page start

86

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Document instances

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[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: 86

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient Staats Morris Fort McHenry [n/a]