Details for new government position
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Details for new government position
Description
Letter from the Commissary of Military Stores to Secretary Knox, enclosing a description of the duties of the proposed officer responsible for issuing stores and accounting for them, the quartermaster general.
year created
1794
month created
03
day created
08
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Samuel Hodgdon
quartermaster general
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
enclose
great out lines
officer recommended by the president and contemplated by the Congress
also what I think he will be
entitled to receive for his services
rations
forage
I mean to extend his care and responsibility to Marine as well as other stores so that Captains of Ships of War as well as officers commanding corps of troops shall he accountable to him for the use of all public property committed to them
he himself for the final adjustment of all accounts for the treasury.
notable phrase
enclose
great out lines
officer recommended by the president and contemplated by the Congress
also what I think he will be
entitled to receive for his services
rations
forage
I mean to extend his care and responsibility to Marine as well as other stores so that Captains of Ships of War as well as officers commanding corps of troops shall he accountable to him for the use of all public property committed to them
he himself for the final adjustment of all accounts for the treasury.
document number
1794030840101
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AKT16 (2 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | R: 35, P: 61 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |