{"product_id":"1815-u-s-war-department-letter-accountants-office-post-war-of-1812-financial-settlement-addressed-to-secretary-of-war-peter-b-porter","title":"1815 U.S. War Department Letter – Accountant's Office – Post-War of 1812 Financial Settlement – Addressed to Secretary of War Peter B. Porter","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2585\" data-end=\"2730\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2585\" data-end=\"2730\"\u003e1815 U.S. War Department Letter – Accountant's Office – Post-War of 1812 Financial Settlement – Addressed to Secretary of War Peter B. Porter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2732\" data-end=\"2906\"\u003eOriginal manuscript letter from the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2768\" data-end=\"2824\"\u003eUnited States Department of War, Accountant's Office\u003c\/strong\u003e, dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"2832\" data-end=\"2852\"\u003eOctober 27, 1815\u003c\/strong\u003e, only months after the conclusion of the War of 1812.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2908\" data-end=\"3385\"\u003eAddressed to \u003cstrong data-start=\"2921\" data-end=\"2946\"\u003ePeter B. Porter, Esq.\u003c\/strong\u003e, recently appointed Secretary of War, the letter reports the official settlement of the accounts of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3047\" data-end=\"3095\"\u003eCaptain Stephen Stiles, Deputy Quartermaster\u003c\/strong\u003e, stating that a balance of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3123\" data-end=\"3134\"\u003e$348.94\u003c\/strong\u003e was found due in favor of the United States. Signed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3190\" data-end=\"3206\"\u003eJohn G. Kean\u003c\/strong\u003e of the Accountant's Office, it is a concise but historically significant example of the War Department's efforts to reconcile military finances during the postwar demobilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3387\" data-end=\"3800\"\u003eFinancial correspondence from the War Department's Accountant's Office is considerably less common than routine military orders and provides an authentic glimpse into the administrative machinery of the early federal government. Surviving examples addressed to cabinet officials are especially desirable to collectors of War of 1812 history, early U.S. military administration, and federal government manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3802\" data-end=\"3813\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3802\" data-end=\"3813\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3815\" data-end=\"4234\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1afx6k9\" data-start=\"3815\" data-end=\"3844\"\u003eOriginal manuscript letter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1u3joz1\" data-start=\"3845\" data-end=\"3886\"\u003eDepartment of War, Accountant's Office.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7oyb8w\" data-start=\"3887\" data-end=\"3916\"\u003eDated \u003cstrong data-start=\"3895\" data-end=\"3915\"\u003eOctober 27, 1815\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1kqm683\" data-start=\"3917\" data-end=\"3970\"\u003eAddressed to \u003cstrong data-start=\"3932\" data-end=\"3969\"\u003ePeter B. Porter, Secretary of War\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7osamc\" data-start=\"3971\" data-end=\"4000\"\u003eSigned by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3983\" data-end=\"3999\"\u003eJohn G. Kean\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6aig4s\" data-start=\"4001\" data-end=\"4083\"\u003eReports a government accounting balance of \u003cstrong data-start=\"4046\" data-end=\"4057\"\u003e$348.94\u003c\/strong\u003e due to the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"lqmne6\" data-start=\"4084\" data-end=\"4135\"\u003eSingle folded letter with integral address panel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"u9cxlz\" data-start=\"4136\" data-end=\"4234\"\u003eCondition: Very good with expected mailing folds, light age toning, and a small fold separation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4236\" data-end=\"4393\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAn attractive and scarce federal manuscript documenting the financial administration of the United States Army in the immediate aftermath of the War of 1812.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52565755789594,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1681.jpg?v=1784741404","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1815-u-s-war-department-letter-accountants-office-post-war-of-1812-financial-settlement-addressed-to-secretary-of-war-peter-b-porter","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}