Attempts to Settle Accounts Following a Robbery

Item

Type

Autograph Letter

Title

Attempts to Settle Accounts Following a Robbery

Description

Wolcott maintains that no loss should accrue to the United States as a consequence of a robbery. But should attempts be made to negotiate the bills, such attempts should be made public through the medium of the newspapers.

year created

1799

month created

04

day created

26

sent from location

Treasury Department

recipient

in image

notable person/group

James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Caleb Swan, the Paymaster

notable location

Treasury Department

notable item/thing

publicity

notable idea/issue

Robbery

document number

1799042640101

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) PCF04 (2 pages) Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. 36;78

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Treasury Department [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]