Funds for the War Dept. and the Dept. at West Point
Document 1794$10,000 are requested for the use of the Department of War and $3,000 should be transmitted to Capt. Fleming for incidental expenses of the Department at West Point.
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agreeably to the inclosed pay rolls, for your convenience I have made out receipt rolls which are also inclosed, as soon as the payments are made you will transmit the receipts with your accounts and vouchers for recruiting, in case where the recruits have been mustered the rolls will serve as a substitute for the Inlistments — The notes are of the following denominations all of which you will indorse on passing them 12 of 20, 32 of 5 and 1 of 2.70 —
Capt Cornelius Seymour I am Sir &c
Carlisle Pennsylvania Joseph Howell
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W.D. Accountants Office
September 26th 1791
Sir
I have to request, in the absence of the Secy of War, that you will be pleased to place in the hands of the Treasurer Two thousand dollars for the use of the Department of War — I beg to inform you that Capt Fleming has requested that three thousand dollars may be immediately sent him for the incidental expenses of the Department at West point — from the vouchers transmitted by Capt Fleming it appears he has nearly expended the
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
$10,000 are requested for the use of the Department of War and $3,000 should be transmitted to Capt. Fleming for incidental expenses of the Department at West Point.
Date
09/26/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1794092621055
Page start
319
Note
Cited in Howell to Hamilton 09/27/1794
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
Accountant's Office

