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  Request from Simmons to Randolph for Account Information or Refund to Treasury of United States

  William Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Randolf by Presley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Randolf by warrants, who then paid militia cavalry under his command from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
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  Request for Account Information or Refund

  Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Sehon by Presley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Sehon by warrants, who then paid Col. Cresap's regiment from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
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  Request for Account Information or Refund

  Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Pendleton by Presley Neville, Paymaster General to the militia, for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania, 1794. Money was advanced to Pendleton by warrants, who then paid Col. Campbell's regiment from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
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  Request for Account Information or Refund to Walter Leak for pay of militia to suppress rebellion in Western Pennsylvania

  Simmons urgently requests account details regarding monies advanced to Leak by Pressley Neville for pay of militia to suppress an insurrection in western Pennsylvania. Money was advanced to Leak by warrants, who then paid Col. Hunter's regiment from Virginia. Simmons gave specific details on the appropriate manner to file account.
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  Request for Account Information or Refund

  Simmons requests vouchers or refund to Treasury of United States for monies advanced by Presley Neville pursuant to warrants in favor of Adrian Hunn, former paymaster of Virginia Militia. Money used to pay militias from Virginia and New Jersey employed to suppress insurrection in Pennsylvania.
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  Request for Account Information or Refund

  Money advanced to Dayton for pay of the New Jersey regiment called up to suppress an insurrection in the Western counties of Pennsylvania. The money that was issued to said regiments must be refunded to War Office since no vouchers were transmitted to Treasurer to exonerate Dayton. Col. Neville was furnished with corrections to attend to final settlement of said expedition. Neville will visit Office on the 15th by which time Simmons hoped vouchers will be furnished by Dayton.
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  Receipts

  Request for receipts for expenses incurred during the suppression of insurrection in western Pennsylvania.
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  Notification of Mailed Receipt Roll

  Steele notified he will receive receipt roll for the pay of troops under his command. Sum will be remit to Steele by Samuel Lewis. Amount rendered to Steele by Lewis did not include the pay of Robert Young and John Smith. Simmons advised Steele that all future recruits must be made known to the Office through a muster roll before they are paid. Simmons noted that Steele received double rations for July, an entitlement no longer justified as stated by Congress. Simmons demanded Steele settle the account for rations with the contractors and forward a certificate of the transaction the exonerate Steele from the charges.
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  Request for Account Information or Refund

  Money advanced to McDermot by warrant for pay of Virginia militia cavalry called up to suppress an insurrection in the Western counties of Pennsylvania must be refunded to War Office since no vouchers were transmitted to Treasurer to exonerate McDermot. Col. Neville was furnished with corrections to attend to final settlement of said expedition.Neville will visit Office on the 15th by which time Simmons hoped vouchers will be furnished by McDermot. Simmons requested details of McDermot's current account.
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  Monies advanced to paymaster Presley Nevill paymaster general to militia

  Monies advanced to paymaster Presley Nevill paymaster general to militia called out to suppress an insurrection in Western Counties of Pennsylvania in 1794. Mr Paul McDermott, late paymaster to Virginia Militia Cavalry stands charged with sums of money paid, as no vouchers have been transmitted. Requests immediate attention in consequence of Resolution of Congress on 3 March directing Simmons to furnish abstract of names of receivers of public monies unaccounted for.
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  Request for Account Information or Refund

  Money advanced to Ewing by James Mott, Treasurer of New Jersey, for pay of New Jersey regiment commanded by Capt. Seely Fithian called up to suppress an insurrection in the Western counties of Pennsylvania. The money that was issued on the order of John Dougherty, Paymaster to said regiment must be refunded to War Office since no vouchers were transmitted to Treasurer to exonerate Ewing. Col. Neville was furnished with corrections to attend to final settlement of said expedition. Neville will visit Office on the 15th by which time Simmons hoped vouchers will be furnished by Ewing.
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  Goods to be forwarded

  Informs Ensign Boote that the Superintendent of Military Stores has been ordered to forward various goods to New Brunswick, including haversacks, canteens, and knapsacks. Simmons also encloses muster rolls.
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  Recommendations of Mister Pollard

  Mr. Pollard has the opportunity to procure a situation in the Treasury Department and has need of the recommendation written for him by the late John Wilcox so it can be presented to the Secretary. He also wants a letter from Hodgdon describing Wilcox's verbal declarations relative to Pollard's probity and good character.

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  Letter, CITATION Only. Cited in Simmons to Carrington, 10/21/1797.
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  List of Receipts

  Cover for receipts in the amounts listed. Cited in Simmons to Fish, 10/19/1797.
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  Receipt roll sent to the War Office

  Cover letter for Bissell's receipt roll for his company's pay for May, June, and July 1797. Explains matters in the receipt roll.
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  Receipt of A.G.R. Patterson

  Swan transmits to McHenry the receipt of A.G.R. Patterson for the sum of $540 on account of the subsistence of the Army up to the 30th of September 1797.
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  Receipt of Robert Innes

  Swan transmits to McHenry the receipt of Robert Innes for the sum of three thousand dollars on account of the pay of the Army up to the 30th of September 1797.
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  Comparative Statement Regarding Wheelen and Miller

  Stores, statement of single and quarter barrels of powder.
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  Request for Account Information or Refund

  Money advanced to Dallas by warrant for pay of Pennsylvania militia called up to suppress an insurrection in the Western counties of Pennsylvania must be refunded to War Office since no vouchers were transmitted to Treasurer to exonerate Dallas. Col. Neville was furnished with corrections to attend to final settlement of said expedition.Neville will visit Office on the 15th by which time Simmons hoped vouchers will be furnished by Dallas. Simmons requested details of Dallas' current account.
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  Certification of payments due; pay of Ensign Boote's Detachment

  Certification that $48.98 is due a detachment of recruits under the command of Ensign William R. Boote, being their pay from their dates of enlistment to October 1, 1797.
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  Certification of payments due; pay of Lt. Steele & Recruits

  Certification that $429.33 is due Lt. John Steele and the recruits under his command, being his pay for March through October 1797 and their pay from their dates of enlistment through October 1797.
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  Certification of payments due; pay of Private Patterson

  Certification that $15.77 is due Private David Patterson, late of Captain John Smith's Company of Levies, being the balance of his pay for April 2, 1791, the date of his enlistment, to November 14, 1791, the day he re-enlisted.
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  Letter from the War Office to the Purveyor of Public Supplies with query on status of anchors for frigate Constitution

  The War Office forwards an extract of a letter from Captain Nicholson. The War Office asks the Purveyor to expedite the supply of anchors to Boston.
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  Regarding letter from James McHenry's nephew

  The Secretary at War mentions a letter sent by his nephew John McHenry, written during James McHenry's indisposition. Hopes that the letter had the intended effect.