Consolidation & Settlement of Paymasters' Accounts
Item
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Title
Consolidation & Settlement of Paymasters' Accounts
Description
Subordinate paymasters have not been settling their accounts in a timely fashion so Knox asks Wayne to issue a general order to the effect that all subordinate paymasters promptly transmit their accounts and vouchers to the accountant of the War Department for settlement and continue to follow this procedure in the future.
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
07
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Spans Images 255-256 of this collection.
created note
Letterbook date (1794) differs from Print date (1793)
notable person/group
Anthony Wayne
Henry Knox
officers
Paymaster of the troops
subordinate paymasters
accountant of the War Department
notable location
War Office
notable item/thing
accounts of officers
vouchers
general order
subsequent advances in the future
public money
distant posts
notable phrase
I have to request that you would be pleased to issue a general order commanding all the subordinate paymasters immediately to make up their accounts and vouchers to be transmitted to the accountant of the war department for settlement...
document number
1794120713155
page start
255
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | DTC01 (286 pages) | Collection: Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3 | V: 2 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Anthony Wayne Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Anthony Wayne, A Name in Arms | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Anthony Wayne | [unknown] | [n/a] |