Paying the General's Expenses
Document 1799McHenry reports to Simmons that George Washington has written that the expenses he incurred during his recent trip to Philadelphia were more than the pay and emoluments that he received from the government and even exceed another month's pay and emoluments. McHenry directs that the difference between the two amounts be transmitted to the General immediately.
The Secy of war requested the written mention’d Pay & Emoluments of Lt Genl. Washington to be stated for the month of October 1798 —
P. Hayner Pr: Mo Jany 10: 1799
January 10:th 1799 The Secretary of War Received & Answered Same day
Respecting the pay, Subsist: & Forage of Lieut. General Geo: Washington for January 1799 —
War Department William Simmons Esqr Accountant of the Department of War War Department
10th Jany 17989
Sir A letter from Lt General George Washington under date of the 6th Jany instant informs me that his expenses in coming to, remaining at, Philadelphia, and returning to Mount Vernon, and the other expenses incidental to his journey, except the pay and emoluments he received of Government; and that another months pay and emoluments would not entirely cover the same. It will, therefore, be proper to reimburse the expense nearly, actually incurred, that you riport one month’s pay and emoluments additional, for the amount of which Mr Samuel Lewis will give a receipt, that the same may be transmitted to the General by tomorrow’s post
I am, Sir, your Obt Hle St
James McHenry
William Simmons Esqr Accountt. War Departmt
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