Instructions to the Paymaster General
Document 1792Wolcott provides detailed instructions to Swan who is the newly appointed Paymaster General to the Troops of the United States.
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Type
Draft Document
Description
Wolcott provides detailed instructions to Swan who is the newly appointed Paymaster General to the Troops of the United States.
Date
07/26/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Document number
1792072690001
Page start
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Notable persons
Caleb Swan, Paymaster of the Troops of the United States
Oliver Wolcott, Jr., Comptroller
Acountant of the War Department [Howell]
Commanding Officer
Secretary of War [Knox]
Treasurer of the United States [Samuel Meredith]
Paymasters of the different regiments and corps
commanding officers of detached garrisons and posts
Inspector
agents
Notable locations
Treasury Department
Headquarters of the Army
Notable items
forms for keeping and rendering the accouts of your office
pay abstracts
returns or muster rolls
triplicate muster rolls
general settlement
allowances on account of clothing
deductions
hospital stores
pay rolls
allowances granted by law
triplicate pay rolls
indispensable vouchers
proper deductions from the pay of the troops
schedule of all advances
credits
form (A)
form (B)
delinquent
regimental payroll
duplicate receipts
cash