Request for Explanation of Bills Drawn, and Order to Cease Drawing Them (2)
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Request for Explanation of Bills Drawn, and Order to Cease Drawing Them (2)
Description
McHenry mentions that the War Dept. is simplifying accounts. Thus Caleb Swan is being assigned to the payment of all troops on the Mississippi; Guion is to provide a full account of bills drawn, together with their purposes, and desist making any more drafts upon the War Department.
year created
1798
month created
11
day created
27
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Duplicate, dated Nov. 27, of letter written Nov. 26 (latter found as Doc 1798112600001).
created note
Original of this letter written Nov. 26 (see Document Notes)
notable person/group
Captain Isaac Guion
James McHenry
troops
Secretary of War
Caleb Swan
notable location
Mississippi River
War Department
notable item/thing
accounts
pay
bills
drafts
expenditures
appropriations
document number
1798112700001
page start
1
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | EWE04 (1 pages) | Collection: Clairborne (JFH) Collection | Guion Ltr&Papers B:10 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Isaac Guion | [unknown] | [n/a] |