The Responsibilities of the War and Treasury Departments
Document 1796Wolcott expresses in some detail the differences in responsibilities of the Department of War and the Treasury Department. He also describes the duties of the purveyors, the comptroller, the accountants, and the superintendents. He explains that the responsibilities of the Department of War begin where those of the Treasury end.
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Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Wolcott expresses in some detail the differences in responsibilities of the Department of War and the Treasury Department. He also describes the duties of the purveyors, the comptroller, the accountants, and the superintendents. He explains that the responsibilities of the Department of War begin where those of the Treasury end.
Date
07/01/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1796070140301
Page start
1
Note
Difficult to read
Notable persons
James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott
Purveyor
Comptroller
President
Congress
Department of War
Department of Treasury
quartermasters
surgeons
agent
Notable locations
Treasury Department
Notable items
report
supplies
provisions
accounts
responsibility
appointments
orders