Reconfiguring Military Store Accounts, Expenditures, Reports, and Accountability

Item

Type

Autograph Draft Letter

Title

Reconfiguring Military Store Accounts, Expenditures, Reports, and Accountability

Description

Wolcott maintains that the accountant of the War Department should receive on a quarterly basis the accounts of the Superintendent of Military Stores and Supplies which should include his and his clerks' compensation. Accounts should also be maintained with the subordinate storekeepers at the different posts to include their compensation and that of their clerks.

year created

1795

month created

08

day created

28

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Timothy Pickering
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Secretary of Treasury
Secretary of War
Superintendent of Military Stores
storekeepers
clerks
accountant
John Harris
military storekeeper
Samuel Hodgdon

notable location

Treasury Department
War Department

notable item/thing

accounts
supplies
compensation
pay
expenditures
transactions

document number

1795092440001

page start

1

number of pages

4

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Document instances

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[view document] (4 pages) NBP18 (4 pages) Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. 30:67

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Oliver Wolcott, Jr. [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Timothy Pickering [unknown] [n/a]