Request for Secondary Examination of Accounts

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Request for Secondary Examination of Accounts

Description

Simmons felt the account submitted by William and Rogers furnished for the troops at posts of Norfolk, Suffolk, Accomack, and York were not genuine and requested Carrington examine them for his second opinion as to their verity.

year created

1800

month created

09

day created

13

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

sent to location

Richmond, Virginia

in image

note

Cited in Simmons to Carrington, 12/06/1800.

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Edward Carrington

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Edward Carrington
William Simmons
William and Rogers
troops
supervisor Richmond
House
Robert Jennings
contractor
agent
comptroller of treasury

notable location

Richmond, Virginia
Accountant's Office
Post
Norfolk
Suffolk
Accomack
York

notable item/thing

account
examination
provisions
contract
bills
papers
vouchers
public interest

document number

1800091321055

page start

255

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 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: 255-256

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient Edward Carrington Richmond, Virginia [n/a]