Referral to Secretary of War
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Referral to Secretary of War
Description
Question posed by Howell better answered by Sec. of War than Wolcott. Wolcott offers advice on how to submit information relative to his question.
year created
1795
month created
03
day created
20
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
notable person/group
Joseph Howell
Oliver Wolcott
Secretary of War
notable location
Treasury Department
Department of War
War Department
notable item/thing
accounts
expenditures
books
letter
notable idea/issue
question
document number
1795032070001
page start
1
transcription
the question therein stated appears to arise entirely from upon the construction of the engagement of the Department of War, I forbear to give any definite opinion on the point; conceiving that the question which you have put, can with more precision be answered by the present Secretary of War; it may be material for you to state the manner in which the accounts were opened in your books, for the purpose of fixing the meaning of the word expenditures in the letter of the late secretary of war;
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZTS03 (1 pages) | Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) | B: 68 |
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZTS03a (1 pages) | Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) | B: 68 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph Howell | [unknown] | [n/a] |