Advice Regarding Secret Service Expenditures
Document 1797Letter, advises regarding expenditures for secret services.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Letter, advises regarding expenditures for secret services.
Date
03/27/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797032770101
Page start
1
Note
Endorsed by James McHenry. Cited in Simmons to Wilkinson, 03/28/1797.
Notable persons
William Simmons
James Wilkinson
Gen. Wilkinson
Gen. Knox
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
Secy of War
during my command
vouchers for a major part of the sum which shall be transmitted to you
expenditure of some part of it from the nature of the service to be performed could not be vouched
minister of war
admits the amount in the expectation that Gen. Wilkinson will make a statement to him of the expenditure of the money which did not admit of vouchers
received your favor
answer
inform you that this money has been appropriated to secret services under the directions of Gen. Knox