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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10242 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0103] November-December 1791 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Caleb Swan about instructions for an audit of the Treasury Department |
| Date | 2 December 1791 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Swan, Caleb |
| Document Type | Government document; Military document |
| Content Description | Outlines instructions about an audit for the Treasury Department. States that "the Levie and Militia serving on the Frontier under Major general St. Clair should have their accounts regularly adjusted and the balance paid to the officers and soldiers respectively, previously to their discharge at Fort Washington ... " Goes on to write that this is an important business and that he trusts Caleb Swan to carry it out, especially since the amount needed to carry these instructions out is a "considerable sum of money which are delivered to [Caleb Swan's] care and safe keeping ... " Noted as No. 10. Extensive water damage in the upper left corner. Letterpress copy. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Military History Militia Soldier's Pay Northwest Territory Frontiers and Exploration Finance |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Swan, Caleb (1758-1809) St. Clair, Arthur (1737-1818) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |