Settling Accounts as Soon as Possible
Document 1793In order to avoid future delays in settling the accounts of officers, Knox directs Wayne to order all subordinate paymasters to settle their accounts in a timely manner, a requirement which applies also to all other persons having public money to account for.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
In order to avoid future delays in settling the accounts of officers, Knox directs Wayne to order all subordinate paymasters to settle their accounts in a timely manner, a requirement which applies also to all other persons having public money to account for.
Date
12/07/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1793120713000
Note
Cited in Wayne to Knox, 12/07/1793.
Notable persons
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
Paymaster
subordinate paymasters
Accountant of the War Department
Notable locations
War Department
distant posts
Notable items
accounts of officers
pay in the rolls
General Order
accounts and vouchers
subsequent advances
public money
descriptive receipts