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77:). In 1806 the Comptrollers were separated from the Audit Board; their responsibilities and powers were again extended and a third Comptroller was appointed (however, when he died in office in 1830, he was not replaced). By 1833 they were described as: " 59:. To begin with, they also had responsibility for inspecting the clothing contracts entered into by each regiment but in 1708 this duty was handed over to a separate Clothing Board established under the Board of General Officers. 592: 55:, to keep an account of all weapons, tents and provisions issued to each regiment (to ensure that each regiment was duly charged for what it received) and to inspect all 238: 457: 587: 223: 93:
of the provision and store accounts of all Commissariat and other officers in charge of stores (except ordnance) on foreign service".
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In 1783 the role of the Comptrollers was extended, to cover 'the examination of the Provision and Store accounts of the
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In 1835 the office of the Comptrollers of Army Accounts was dissolved and its responsibilities given to the
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Statements respecting the late Departments of the Comptrollers of the Army
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were British public officials first appointed on 10 June 1703, by the
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The Comptrollers were established to audit the accounts of all army
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The Records of the War Office and Related Departments, 1660-1964
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In 1785 the two Comptrollers of Army Accounts were made
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military expenditure (except that connected with the
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Index

Lord High Treasurer
Lord Godolphin
Comptrollers
Commander-in-Chief
Treasury
Paymasters
regiments
muster rolls
Commissariat
Commissioners for Auditing Public Accounts
Ordnance department
Commissioners of Audit
Joseph Tredenham
Arthur Moore
Sir Philip Meadows
Thomas Brodrick
Alan Brodrick, 2nd Viscount Midleton
Stephen Fox
Christopher D'Oyly
John King
John Charles Herries
John Drinkwater
James Henry Keith Stewart
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