Pay for officers with staff appointments

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Pay for officers with staff appointments

Description

Requests clarification on the government's policy regarding payments to officers holding multiple staff appointments, such as Adjutant and Quartermaster.

year created

1797

month created

06

day created

12

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
secretary of war
Caleb Swan
paymaster general
Lieutenant
Adjutant
Quarter Master
attorney general
officer

notable location

Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

account
examination
payments
duty
pay
emolument
warrants
deductions

document number

1797061221255

page start

96

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) YOQ01 (446 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) V:C; P:96

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]