Response to Simmons Letter and Pay in Arrears

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Response to Simmons Letter and Pay in Arrears

Description

Henley responds to Simmons' letter of January 24 by making arrears payments of $288 to the men. He requests that Simmons forward a copy of the entries for Henley's books for February 1800.

year created

1800

month created

04

day created

02

author

David Henley

sent from location

Knoxville

recipient

William Simmons

sent to location

Dept. of War

in collection

Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)

in image

XTU03
XTU03a

notable person/group

David Henley
William Simmons Esq., Accountant, Department of War

notable location

Knoxville
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

arrearages of pay
books
entry
pay

notable idea/issue

arrearages of pay

notable phrase

two hundred and sixty eight dollars for arrearages of pay
copy of the entrys of my books for the month of February 1800

document number

1800040270010

transcription

Knoxville 20 April 1800
David Henley
need ---- 18th
Au ssame day
William Simmons esquire
Accounts
Department of War
Knoxville 2 April 1800
Sir
Agreeably to your letter of the 27 January. I have those men two hundred and eighty eight dollars for arreanges of May.
Forward at this time Copy of the entry of my books for the month of February 1000-
and am with respect
Your [undecipherable] & Servt:
David Henley
William Simmons esquire [undecipherable] War

Item sets

Documents

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) XTU03 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:322
[view document] (2 pages) XTU03a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:322

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author David Henley Knoxville [n/a]
Recipient William Simmons Dept. of War [n/a]