Comptroller's Office Requests an Explanation for Purchase Price of Sloop
Document 1798Under consideration is the account of John Wilkins, Quartermaster General for disbursements made in Philadelphia by Hodgdon as his agent between July 1 1796 and December 31 1797. Steele notices that in Abstract 4 there is a charge for $6000 for a 65-ton sloop, a sum Steele considers so incredibly high that an explanation is in order. Steele requests the authority under which the purchase was made as well as evidence that proves that the Secretary of War sanctioned this payment.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Under consideration is the account of John Wilkins, Quartermaster General for disbursements made in Philadelphia by Hodgdon as his agent between July 1 1796 and December 31 1797. Steele notices that in Abstract 4 there is a charge for $6000 for a 65-ton sloop, a sum Steele considers so incredibly high that an explanation is in order. Steele requests the authority under which the purchase was made as well as evidence that proves that the Secretary of War sanctioned this payment.
Date
06/01/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Collection
Document number
1798060180301
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Hodgdon to Steele, 06/01/1798.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Steele
John Wilkins
Quarter Master General
H DeButts
Secretary at War
agent
comptroller
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
Philadelphia
Detroit
Comptroller's Office
Notable items
account
sloop
order
bill
voucher
vessel
evidence
disbursements