A Charge of Insubordination: Page #1

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[Vol.10 35.]

War Department 30th June 1798 ~

Sir,

I have assigned, and given due notice thereof, to the Secretary of the Treasury, for the pay of the Clerks, in your office, for the present year 5641 50/100 dollars. This sum exceed by 100 dollars, the assignments of last year for the same purpose; the excess is designed, to compensate, for his services from the 10th of May ulto to the 1st of July, a clerk, whom you have employed, on your own authority at a salary of 700 dollars per annum.

It is incumbent upon me to mention, that your attempt, to appoint, and fix the salary of an addition Clerk, without consulting me, or recieving my assent thereto, is considered, an act of insubordination, which I cannot overlook: were such practices, to be countenanced, they would effectively disorganize the Department. This appointment being fundamentally wrong, and in every view improper, as it respects our relative stations, the Clerk is to be dismissed.

I am Sir, Your obedient serviance James W Henry

William Simmons Esqr. Acct to the War Dptmt