Concerning financial issues in the War Department
Document 1797Extract of a letter written to the War Department accountant explaining the War Secretary's power to determine the rules of compensation and allowance for service where no rule has been established by Congress, along with expenditures of a nature that are not to be made public. McHenry adds that the President will from time to time direct certificates to be made, which are to serve in lieu of vouchers ordinarily required in the settlement of accounts.
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Type
Extract of Letter
Description
Extract of a letter written to the War Department accountant explaining the War Secretary's power to determine the rules of compensation and allowance for service where no rule has been established by Congress, along with expenditures of a nature that are not to be made public. McHenry adds that the President will from time to time direct certificates to be made, which are to serve in lieu of vouchers ordinarily required in the settlement of accounts.
Date
12/28/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797122800001
Note
This document cited in ["Remarks" of Simmons on Secretary of War Letter of 8/21/1799 to Caleb Swan]
Notable persons
William Simmons
James McHenry
accountant
President
Congress
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
Compensation
allowance
duties
expenditures
certificates
vouchers
accounts