Holding Officers Accountable
Document 1798Simmons expresses concern about the settlement of the accounts of officers who have left the service or have settled their accounts and obtained full credit for their subsistence and forage without deducting the public provisions and forage received by them. Simmons wants McHenry to direct these officers to furnish a return so that he can hold them accountable and save the public from loss.
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Copy of Signed Document
Description
Simmons expresses concern about the settlement of the accounts of officers who have left the service or have settled their accounts and obtained full credit for their subsistence and forage without deducting the public provisions and forage received by them. Simmons wants McHenry to direct these officers to furnish a return so that he can hold them accountable and save the public from loss.
Date
04/23/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Repository
Document number
1798042321001
Page start
4
Note
Enclosed in McHenry to Hodgdon, 04/24/1798.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Commissary General of Provisions
Quartermaster General
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Office of the Superintendent of Stores
Notable items
store accounts