Request for Explanation for Drawn Rations
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Request for Explanation for Drawn Rations
Description
Upon examination of contractor's accounts for New York, Simmons found that White granted Mr. Hershaw certificate for 403 more rations to be given to White's detachment. Simmons could not overlook this charge and demanded an explanation.
year created
1800
month created
03
day created
19
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Union Camp near Elizabethtown, NJ
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Simmons to White, 04/18/1800.
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Captain Andrew White
notable person/group
Captain Andrew White
William Simmons
contractor's agent
adjutant general
detachment
12th Regiment
notable location
Union Camp near Elizabethtown, New Jersey
Accountant's Office
Stillwater
New York
notable item/thing
investigation
contractor accounts
rations
returns
receipts
document number
1800031921355
page start
42
