Officers Unable to Account for Public Money
Document 1793Howell is frustrated that many officers appear to be unable to account for public money or are not doing so in a timely manner. Howell asks Swan to call upon all officers for whom this is an issue as well as to hold their pay until they are exonerated of any charges against them.
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[endorsement: Cl. Caleb Swan / Mar 30 1793]
Sir
War Depart.
Acct Office
March 30. 1793
No good reason occurs to me why the [strikethrough: the] settlement of Officers having public money to account for should be delay'd I have therefore to repeat my request that you will immediately call upon all Officers so circumstanced, and I am also to direct that [their pay be stopp'd] untill they shall be exonerated from the charges [strikethrough: existing] against them for public Money unaccounted for. You will therefore in making up the pay rolls of the army govern yourself accordingly—
I am Sir
Your obd ser.
(Sgn'd) J Howell
Caleb Swan Esq.
Paymr of the Troops
Legionville
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Howell is frustrated that many officers appear to be unable to account for public money or are not doing so in a timely manner. Howell asks Swan to call upon all officers for whom this is an issue as well as to hold their pay until they are exonerated of any charges against them.
Date
03/30/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1793033021001
Page start
1
Note
Draft. Cited in Swan to Howell, 04/12/1793.
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
Joseph Howell
officers
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
public money
pay