Informing Congressman Condit of the Destruction of Requested Documents
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Informing Congressman Condit of the Destruction of Requested Documents
Description
Simmons informs Congressman Condit that the documents requested by Joseph Bloomfield were destroyed in the fire that consumed the War Department. Documents were deposited on the third story of the house occupied by the war department.
year created
1801
month created
02
day created
07
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
John Condit
notable person/group
John Condit
William Simmons
congress
Joseph Bloomfield
agent 3rd Regiment
notable location
Accountant's Office
New Jersey
notable item/thing
fire
documents
notable idea/issue
war department fire
document number
1801020721455
page start
384
Item sets
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: 384 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Condit | [unknown] | [n/a] |