Keeping and Rendering All Public Accounts
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Keeping and Rendering All Public Accounts
Description
Hamilton explains the regulations and forms for keeping and rendering public accounts.
year created
1792
month created
12
day created
24
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
Superintendents in the several departments
Contractor of the articles supplied
Agent on commission
purchasing agents
notable location
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
duties assigned by law to the Treasury Department
forms for keeping and rendering all public accounts
expenditures in the Indian department
distribution of supplies
strict observance
danger of abuse
expenditure of money
payment for services performed
contingent expenses
supplies purchased
receipts for the sums
special contracts
commission on the sums expended
original agreement
original bills of purchase
duplicate invoices
casualties
abstract marked (A)
vouchers from the contractors
treaty or conference
issues and deliveries to Indians or illiterate persons
notable phrase
In accounting for the issuing and delivery of supplies purchased and received, the greatest caution and accuracy are obviously requisite to which end it is conceived at the Treasury to be of great importance that the Agent who may be appointed for that purpose should in each case be instructed to observe the following regulations:...
document number
1792122440000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [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 | Alexander Hamilton | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |