Quartermaster Department Affairs: Recent Disbursements & Kentucky Expenses
Document 1797Informs McHenry of recent disbursements made by the Quartermaster Department, and of expenditures related to Kentucky.
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Pittsburgh 20th April 1797
Sir
I have the honour to enclose to you Copies of the [undecipherable] accounts of [undecipherable] act of disbursements made in the [undecipherable] Master Department — The vouchers I have sent this day by Post to the Comptroller of the United States Treasury. The disbursements for the Indian and Hospital Departments are not [undecipherable] vouchered by Warrants from the late Commander in Chief. —
The Vouchers for the expenditures in Kentucky are [undecipherable] dated have not yet been forwarded — As soon as I receive them they Shall be immediately Sent to the Comptroller —
am Sir with great Respect
Your most Obt &
Very Humle Servt
Jno Billings Jr.
[undecipherable] Master Genl
The Honble
James McHenry
Secy of War [undecipherable]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Informs McHenry of recent disbursements made by the Quartermaster Department, and of expenditures related to Kentucky.
Date
04/28/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1797042840101
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
John Wilkins
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Quartermaster Department
Kentucky

