Assessing the Claim of the Secretary at War
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Assessing the Claim of the Secretary at War
Description
The Attorney General must make the determination as to whether the current claim of the Secretary of War is to be considered under the Act making alterations in the Treasury and War Department. Should the determination be made on the old or the new application?
year created
1792
month created
06
day created
27
author
sent from location
Treasury Department, Revenue Office
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Tench Coxe
Auditor of the Treasury [Richard Harrison]
Secretary at War [Knox]
claimant
Oliver Wolcott, Jr., the present Comptroller
the Register
Treasury Department
the Legislature
notable location
Revenue Office
notable item/thing
7th section of "the Act making Alterations in the Treasury and War Department"
conference with the Auditor
Attorney General's Opinion
organization of the present general Government
report of the Auditor
merits of the claim
recofrds of the Treasury
appeal
notable phrase
If it shall appear to the Attorney General that the Auditor's report in the former case bars his taking it upon the present application, then a very important question will remain to be determined,viz whether we are to take up the matter on the old or new application.
document number
1792062790000
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Tench Coxe | Treasury Department, Revenue Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |