Request for expenditures of the War Department, in comformity with enclosed resolution of the House of Representatives dated 28 March 1798

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Request for expenditures of the War Department, in comformity with enclosed resolution of the House of Representatives dated 28 March 1798

Description

In comformity with the enclosed resolution of the House of Representatives dated 28 March 1798, Simmons is ordered to arrange the expenditures of the War Department under the following heads: Indian Department, Bounties, Defensive Protection, and Contingent Expenses of the War Department. Under each head include abstracts of the warrants of all money drawn under that head and the sum for each warrant.

year created

1798

month created

03

day created

28

author

recipient

in image

note

Enclosure: Extract from the Journal of William Lambert for Jonathan W. Condy, Clerk, dated 28 March 1798

created note

Resolution letter 28 March. Request to Simmons fol. day.

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
Jonathan W. Condy Congressional Clerk
William Lambert Congressional Clerk
Indian Department

notable location

House of Representatives
Congress
Philadelphia
War Office
Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

abstracts
warrants
monies
expenditures

notable idea/issue

Resolution of House of Representatives
expenditures of the War Department
Indian Department
Bounties
Defensive Protection
Contingent Expenses of the War Department
Congressional oversight

document number

1798032825501

page start

4

number of pages

4

Transcribe this document

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) ZJN04 (4 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:4/9
[view document] (3 pages) ZJN04a (3 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:4/9

Document names

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