Monies Expended for the Military Establishment
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Title
Monies Expended for the Military Establishment
Description
Based on an examination of the records of the Treasury, Wolcott is to provide information required by the House of Representatives on the monies expended by the military establishment for each calendar year since the establishment of the national government. He asks for McHenry's assistance in identifying specific sums for sundry categories of military expenditures.
year created
1796
month created
08
day created
01
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Partially illegible.
Cited in Simmons to Wolcott 10/03/1796
Cited in Simmons to Wolcott 10/03/1796
notable person/group
James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Cavalry
House of Representatives
Joseph Howard
Samuel Meredith
soldiers
store keepers
militia
notable location
Treasury Department
arsenals
Western Country of Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
subsistence
forage
militia
hospital stores
horses
appropriations
resolution
monies expended for the military establishment
expenses
document number
1796080140001
page start
1
number of pages
5
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | PDE17 (5 pages) | Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. | V:31, P:73 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |