Supplies for the Recruits at Albany
Document 1793Since there is to be a recruiting station at Albany, Hamilton asks his father-in-law Schuyler to engage a contractor to furnish supplies for the recruits. The number of provisions supplied will be based on the return of the principal officer who will specify the number of men for whom rations will be required.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Since there is to be a recruiting station at Albany, Hamilton asks his father-in-law Schuyler to engage a contractor to furnish supplies for the recruits. The number of provisions supplied will be based on the return of the principal officer who will specify the number of men for whom rations will be required.
Date
12/26/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Collection
Document number
1793122690000
Notable persons
Philip Schuyler
Alexander Hamilton
no doctor
Contractors
non-commissioned officer
Daniel Hale
Notable locations
recruiting rendezvous at Albany
Treasury Department
Notable items
necessary supplies
rations
bread
flour
beef
pork
rum
brandy
whiskey
salt
vinegar
soap
candles
fixed price
Quartermaster's articles
medical assistance
commission of five percent
receipt
recruiting service