Responsibilities to Discharge Accounts, Proper Paperwork
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Responsibilities to Discharge Accounts, Proper Paperwork
Description
Hamilton describes a plan to pay commissioned officers who wish to paid in Philadelphia. They should execute an instrument to be lodged with the Paymaster of the Army who will grant a certificate to be lodged with the accountant of the War Department, with a Power of Attorney from the officer. The accountant wil then discharge the aproriate sums.
year created
1793
month created
12
day created
10
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Enclosed in Howell to Swan, 12/16/1793.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
notable location
Treasury Department
War Department
document number
1793121040001
page start
1
number of pages
2
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | NBM09 (3 pages) | Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. | 22:75 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |