Information Regarding Extra Pay Allowances: Page #1
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may be over ruled by the Secretary of War if he shall agreeably to the [undecipherable RETURN] letter before mentioned, designated the same in writing by explicitly stating in favor of the allowance -- Sam [undecipherable]
Robert Gilmor Esq. Baltimore
Accountant's Office May 21 " 1800
Sir
Your letter dated the 7th [undecipherable] accompanied by
the accounts therein mentioned have this day come to hand. They
will be examined in course & information of the result will be duly
communicated to you. It may be proper in the mean time to
inform you that Capt. Morris had been written to; to inform
me of the authority on which extra pay has been allowed to
soldiers; to a considerable amount of which I find you have made
payments to George Sears. As no extra pay can be allowed
in any shape in addition to what is pointed out by Law to
soldiers; without the express authority of the the Secretary of War.
I perceive a difficulty unless that authority has been, or can be
obtained. I mention this circumstance as it struck me in
looking over the accounts. I have not so fully perused them
as to be able to state whether there are not more changes to
which objections may arise on examination.
Sam [undecipherable]
W.S.