Letter of Instruction to Mr. Howell
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Letter of Instruction to Mr. Howell
Description
Wolcott, the Comptroller, issues instructions on handling Army finances to Howell, the Commissioner of Army Accounts;
year created
1792
month created
08
day created
13
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in image
note
A sixteen page document.
notable person/group
Joseph Howell, Commissioner of Army Accounts
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Secretary of the Treasury [Hamilton]
Paymaster General [Caleb Swan]
Treasurer [Samuel Meredith]
notable location
Treasury Department
Pay Office
notable item/thing
forms for keeping and rendering the acounts of your office
balances
advances
abstract of all balances
alphabetical order
personal accounts
Warrants on the Treasurer
Pay of the Army
Expenses of Recruiting
Subsistance of Officers
Forage of Officers
Bounties to Soldiers
Contingent Expenses
warrants in favor of the troops
document number
1792081370001
page start
1
number of pages
16
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (16 pages) | PDE07 (16 pages) | Collection: [Empty placeholder collection for incomplete collection associations.] | V:26, P:121 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph Howell | [unknown] | [n/a] |