Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Letters Received, 1849 - 1896

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Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Letters Received, 1849 - 1896

1849-1896

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This series consists of letters, circulars, and memorandums received from Treasury Department officials, the Secretary of War, War Department clerks, and Army officers. Most of the letters are dated 1862-64 and transmit checks, vouchers, powers of attorney, or weekly cash accounts. Others contain opinions from Treasury Department officials concerning disbursement of funds and salaries for civilian employees, and authorizations from War Department civilian employees for payment of their salaries to another individual. Of particular interest are the letters containing receipts and memorandums used in or relating to the impeachment of Secretary of War William Belknap, 1876 (no. 96); report of expenses incurred by a board of officers reviewing Fitz John Porter's 1863 court-martial, 1876 (no. 97); an 1886 report on the duties and organization of the Disbursing Office (no. 165); a report of the amount of work performed in the Disbursing Office, 1875-1885, (no. 186); and circulars showing the amount paid in salaries to War Department employees 1876-87, (no. 200).

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National Archives at Washington, D.C

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National Archives at Washington, D.C

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Belknap, William Worth, 1829-1890

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William Worth Belknap was born in Newburgh, New York on September 22, 1829, the son of career soldier William G. Belknap and Anne (Clark) Belknap. Belknap's father had fought with distinction in the War of 1812, Florida War, and Mexican–American War. Belknap attended the local schools in Newburgh, and graduated from Princeton University in 1848. In addition to attending Princeton with Hiester Clymer, the Democratic Congressman who later led the investigation into Belknap's War Department corrupt...

Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901

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