Instructions to the Paymaster General
Item
Type
Draft Document
Title
Instructions to the Paymaster General
Description
Wolcott provides detailed instructions to Swan who is the newly appointed Paymaster General to the Troops of the United States.
year created
1792
month created
07
day created
26
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Caleb Swan, Paymaster of the Troops of the United States
Oliver Wolcott, Jr., Comptroller
Acountant of the War Department [Howell]
Commanding Officer
Secretary of War [Knox]
Treasurer of the United States [Samuel Meredith]
Paymasters of the different regiments and corps
commanding officers of detached garrisons and posts
Inspector
agents
notable location
Treasury Department
Headquarters of the Army
notable item/thing
forms for keeping and rendering the accouts of your office
pay abstracts
returns or muster rolls
triplicate muster rolls
general settlement
allowances on account of clothing
deductions
hospital stores
pay rolls
allowances granted by law
triplicate pay rolls
indispensable vouchers
proper deductions from the pay of the troops
schedule of all advances
credits
form (A)
form (B)
delinquent
regimental payroll
duplicate receipts
cash
notable phrase
It has been already intimated that on account of the dispirited situation of the troops in the Western Country, it has been judged adviseable that certain garrisons and posts should be paid by detachment
document number
1792072690001
page start
1
number of pages
15
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (15 pages) | PCG20 (15 pages) | Collection: [Empty placeholder collection for incomplete collection associations.] | V:26, N:117 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Caleb Swan | [unknown] | [n/a] |