Extract of Letter

Recommendation for Public Storage of Public Property

Extract of Letter, recommends storage of public property in any place or under charge of any person not officially employed. Reasons that this will protect from instances of embezzlement, fire, and loss.

Ex Ltr, rec public store of government goods

1790

09

26

Extract of a letter.

Alexander Hamilton

Samuel Hodgdon

Wheelen

Miller

Secretary of Treasury

Messrs Whelen & Miller

War Department

articles purchased

stores

embezzlement

fire

security

if I understand the system it requires that the articles purchased shall be delivered and in the keeping of some public officer

who so proper to have the charge of it as an accountable, known, and established officer

do not mean to insinuate that

are either unable or unwilling to comply with their engagement

my observations are general and founded on the system prosecuting for keeping their accounts

stores

ought not to be deposited in any place or under charge of any person not officially employed

incase of embezzlement who is to be the looser

or in case of fire what security have we for the necessary care to preserve or exertion to save the effects

if lost, in either way, the public would be the looser, with a delicate right however to enquire into the circumstances

for the accountableness sanctioned by the War Department could be extended no further.

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Extract of a letter to
the Secretary of the
Treasury dated
26th Sept 1790
Extract of a letter from Samuel Hodgson to the Secretary of the Treasury dated 26th.Sept.1790
But if I understand the system it requires
that the articles purchased, shall be delivered and
in the keeping of some public officer. If not wanted,
why is the article purchased, who so proper to have
the charge of it as an [words underlined: accountable, known ] and
[word underlined: established Officer.
I do not mean to insinuate that Messrs.
Wheeler & Miller, are either unable or unwilling to
comply with their engagement. my observations are
general, and founded on th System prosecuting for
keeping their accounts. The stores I think ought not
to be deposited in any place or under charge of any
person not officially employed. My reasons for this
opinion are many: in case of embezlement who is to
be the looser, or in case of fire what security have we
we for the necessary care to preserve, or exertion to
save the effects if lost, in either way, the public
would be the looser, with a [underlined word: delicate ] right however to
enquire into the circumstances, for the accountableness
sanctioned by the War Department, could extend no
further?