Advice Regarding Secret Service Expenditures
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Advice Regarding Secret Service Expenditures
Description
Letter, advises regarding expenditures for secret services.
short description
Ltr, adv re secret service expenditures
year created
1797
month created
03
day created
27
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Endorsed by James McHenry. Cited in Simmons to Wilkinson, 03/28/1797.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
William Simmons
James Wilkinson
Gen. Wilkinson
Gen. Knox
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
Secy of War
during my command
vouchers for a major part of the sum which shall be transmitted to you
expenditure of some part of it from the nature of the service to be performed could not be vouched
minister of war
admits the amount in the expectation that Gen. Wilkinson will make a statement to him of the expenditure of the money which did not admit of vouchers
received your favor
answer
inform you that this money has been appropriated to secret services under the directions of Gen. Knox
document number
1797032770101
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | BRF04 (2 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | B: 2,2 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Wilkinson | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |