Inadmissible Charges

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Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Description

Notification that extra pay given to soldiers for labor on fortifications at Fort McHenry was inadmissible without proper authorization from the Secretary of War. Simmons requests the authorization issued to Morris for the soldier's payment.

Date

05/21/1800

Recipient

Sent from

Accountant's Office

Document number

1800052121155

Page start

152

Notable persons

Captain Staats Morris
William Simmons
Robert Gilmor
naval committee at Baltimore
chairman
soldiers
Secretary of War

Notable locations

Fort McHenry, Baltimore
Accountant's Office
Maryland

Notable items

labor
fortifications
pay
allowance