Letter to a Congressional Committee Regarding Motion to Increase Accountant's Salary
Document 1796Writes a Congressional committee regarding a motion lately proposed to increase the salary of the Accountant. Simmons describes the Accountant's job and role, and points out that the duties are far expanded from when the salary was originally set. Encloses to the Committee a list of salaries allowed to the officers of the Treasury and War Department.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Writes a Congressional committee regarding a motion lately proposed to increase the salary of the Accountant. Simmons describes the Accountant's job and role, and points out that the duties are far expanded from when the salary was originally set. Encloses to the Committee a list of salaries allowed to the officers of the Treasury and War Department.
Date
01/30/1796
Author
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1796013021155
Page start
412
Note
5 men possibly a Committee of Congress, all 5 addressees were members of Congress at time of writing.
Notable persons
William Simmons
Benjamin Goodhue
John Nicholas
Samuel Earle
John Williams
Richard Thomas
Congress
Accountant for the War Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of War
Army
Navy
Military Stores Department
Indian Department
Auditor
clerks
Notable locations
War Accountant's Office
Notable items
motion
salary
observations
business of the office
settle all accounts
pay, forage and subsistence of the Army
augmented
accounts
pay and subsistence of the Navy
expenses
annuities
purchase of stores
liquidation
examination and adjustment
public money
documents
list of salaries