Errors in accounts
Document 1789Encloses list of errors in the course of examining the accounts of coast guard militia of Wolcott's state.
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[esqr] War pensions Office
Hartford Jany 6th 1799
Sir
I have received your favour of the 18th of Nov last, and now enclose Aaron Swellands receipt agreeably to your request —
I will thank you to inform me whether the short calculations you mention are in the amount which were reduced by the Scale of depreciation, or those on which the specie pay was calculated upon the services agreeably to the resolution of Congress of 28 Decr 1799
If the errors are of considerable amount I shall esteem it a favor if you will furnish me with a list of them I have the honor to be Yrs,
Oliver Wolcott Jr —
Oliver Wolcott esqr Office of Army Accounts
New York Jany 17 1799
Sir
Your letter of the 6th Inst covering Aaron Swellands receipt is received.
Agreeably to your request I enclose you a list of errors which have appeared in the course of my examination of the accounts of the Coast guards & militia of your State —
In the course of next week [undecipherable] I shall be able to [undecipherable] depreciation [undecipherable: ation]
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Encloses list of errors in the course of examining the accounts of coast guard militia of Wolcott's state.
Date
01/17/1789
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Office of Army Accounts
Document number
1789011721055
Page start
170
Notable persons
Oliver Wolcott
Joseph Howell Jr
Notable locations
Office of Army Accounts

