Requests Review of Edward Butler's Accounts

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Requests Review of Edward Butler's Accounts

Description

Report of Captain Edward Butler's accounts with accountant's report. Assumes that Butler drew money from the paymaster, the tent master, and the quartermaster to discharge duties from Commander-in-Chief. Assumes expenditures of accounting office with each department. Believes both accounts should have been settled with army officers who made the advances. Requests further consideration.

year created

1799

month created

02

day created

11

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

notable person/group

James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Edward Butler

notable location

Philadelphia
Treasury

notable item/thing

Accounts

document number

1799021128155

page start

370

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) BJA01 (560 pages) Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. P: 370

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]