Required Mode of Keeping Accounts
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Required Mode of Keeping Accounts
Description
McHenry directs Byers to make out an inventory of all the goods on hand and debts due to and by the factory and remit it to the Secretary of War. All remittances, whether money or goods, should be addressed to John Harris, Store-Keeper in Philadelphia who will point out, in conjunction with the Comptroller of the Treasury, the required mode of keeping accounts.
year created
1796
month created
11
day created
04
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
note
Cited in McHenry to Hooker, 04/14/1798.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
James Byers, Jr.
James McHenry
the President
Secretary of War
John Harris
Comptroller of the Treasury
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
return
inventory
goods
factory
remittance
money
accounts
document number
1796110400155
page start
22
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZXU04 (42 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relative to Indian Tribes (Letters and Instructions to the Factors of the Indian Trading Houses from their Establishment), Nov 26, 1795-Feb 27, 1800. (RG75) | P: 22 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZXU12a (2 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relative to Indian Tribes (Letters and Instructions to the Factors of the Indian Trading Houses from their Establishment), Nov 26, 1795-Feb 27, 1800. (RG75) | P: 22 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James Byers | [unknown] | [n/a] |