Comptroller's Office Requests an Explanation for Purchase Price of Sloop
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Comptroller's Office Requests an Explanation for Purchase Price of Sloop
Description
Under consideration is the account of John Wilkins, Quartermaster General for disbursements made in Philadelphia by Hodgdon as his agent between July 1 1796 and December 31 1797. Steele notices that in Abstract 4 there is a charge for $6000 for a 65-ton sloop, a sum Steele considers so incredibly high that an explanation is in order. Steele requests the authority under which the purchase was made as well as evidence that proves that the Secretary of War sanctioned this payment.
short description
Ltr, req explanation buying sloop
year created
1798
month created
06
day created
01
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Cited in Hodgdon to Steele, 06/01/1798.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
John Steele
John Wilkins
Quarter Master General
H DeButts
Secretary at War
agent
comptroller
notable location
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
Philadelphia
Detroit
Comptroller's Office
notable item/thing
account
sloop
order
bill
voucher
vessel
evidence
disbursements
notable idea/issue
payment
purchase
price
explanation
authority
sanction
approval
value
cost
buy
document number
1798060180301
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YVD09 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YVD09a (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Steele | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |