Appointment as Paymaster with Instructions
Document 1792Detailed instructions on performing duties. Acknowledges limitations to office.
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[Instructions
from the Compt
to Major Secon[undecipherable]]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Detailed instructions on performing duties. Acknowledges limitations to office.
Date
07/26/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Document number
1792072615001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
Oliver Wolcott
Paymaster
Major Swan
comptroller
paymaster of troops
treasury department
comptroller's office
regiment
corps
commanding officer
Secretary of War
accountant
Treasurer
inspector
officers
troops
Notable locations
Treasury Department
garrisons
posts
Notable items
instructions
forms
accounts
pay abstracts
returns
muster rolls
sums due
money
warrant
settlement
pay
allowances
names
rank
clothing
hospital stores
vouchers
credits
books