Problems with Payment of Clerks
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Problems with Payment of Clerks
Description
Simmons examined accounts of Ellery that was used to pay clerks in Adjutant Office and noticed money was used to pay officers. Officers pay is fixed sum, therefore all money used by Ellery to supplement income was not credited to account. Vouchers returned.
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
12
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
New York
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Captain Abraham R Ellery
notable person/group
Captain Abraham R Ellery
William Simmons
assistant adjutant general
officers of army
Department of Adjutant General
secretary of war
notable location
New York
Accountant's Office
notable item/thing
vouchers
payments
document number
1800051221255
page start
140
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YLA01 (404 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) | V: G, P: 140-141 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Abraham R. Ellery | New York | [n/a] |