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May 28, 1864
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, And Rebel Ventilator
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
Clerical error in U.S. Treasury Department draws $9,500 warrant instead of $95 for 19 cavalry swords; honest recipient returns excess, leading Secretary Chase to dismiss four clerks.
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Discipline in the Treasury Department.
A few days since an account for nineteen cavalry swords at $85 each—$1,595—passed through the Treasury Department. By a clerical error, the warrant was drawn for $9,500 instead of $95. The party to whom the money was due happening to be an honest man, returned the check for $9,500, stating that it was a hundred times the amount to which he was entitled. The matter came to the ears of Mr. Chase, who ordered the immediate and unconditional dismissal of every clerk through whose hands the blunder passed unnoticed. Four men were deprived of good situations in consequence.
A few days since an account for nineteen cavalry swords at $85 each—$1,595—passed through the Treasury Department. By a clerical error, the warrant was drawn for $9,500 instead of $95. The party to whom the money was due happening to be an honest man, returned the check for $9,500, stating that it was a hundred times the amount to which he was entitled. The matter came to the ears of Mr. Chase, who ordered the immediate and unconditional dismissal of every clerk through whose hands the blunder passed unnoticed. Four men were deprived of good situations in consequence.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Justice
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Treasury Error
Clerical Mistake
Honest Recipient
Clerk Dismissal
Mr. Chase
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Chase
Where did it happen?
Treasury Department
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. Chase
Location
Treasury Department
Story Details
A clerical error in the Treasury Department resulted in a warrant for $9,500 instead of $95 for nineteen cavalry swords; the honest recipient returned the excess check, and Mr. Chase ordered the dismissal of four clerks who failed to notice the blunder.