Officers Unable to Account for Public Money

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Officers Unable to Account for Public Money

Description

Howell is frustrated that many officers appear to be unable to account for public money or are not doing so in a timely manner. Howell asks Swan to call upon all officers for whom this is an issue as well as to hold their pay until they are exonerated of any charges against them.

year created

1793

month created

03

day created

30

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

note

Draft. Cited in Swan to Howell, 04/12/1793.

cited note

Cited document sent from one element of the war office to another

notable person/group

Caleb Swan
Joseph Howell
officers

notable location

War Department

notable item/thing

public money
pay

document number

1793033021001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZKF06 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 11
[view document] (2 pages) ZKF06a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 11

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Joseph Howell War Department [n/a]
Recipient Caleb Swan [unknown] [n/a]