Report of documents lost in War Department fire
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Report of documents lost in War Department fire
Description
Accountant reports on his documents lost in the fire in conformity with Resolution of House of Representatives. Papers destroyed were those only which had been lodged on the 3rd floor.
short description
Reporting documents lost in the fire.
year created
1801
month created
02
day created
06
author
sent from location
Dept of War Accountant's Office
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
[Samuel Dexter]
notable person/group
Samuel Dexter
William Simmons
paymasters
agents
troops
commissioner of army of accounts
William Colfax
Robert Balls
contractors
Nathan Starr
paymaster general
claimant
notable location
Dept of War Accountant's Office
North Carolina
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
notable item/thing
accounts of Old Army
pay rolls
papers
vouchers
pay rolls
claims
belts
scabbards
contract
fire
muster
payroll
books
notable idea/issue
war department fire
document number
1801020621755
page start
377
Item sets
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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: 377-378 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Dept of War Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Dexter | [unknown] | [n/a] |