Instructions for Paying the Contractors
Document 1795Hamilton encloses a letter and abstract that explain the methods for paying contractors who supply the army. The instructions to the Commissary should direct him to provide monthly certificates to these contractors.
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[F. D.]
[C. 1No 15th Jany 1795]
I have the honour to enclose a copy of a Letter and the form of an Abstract which I propose to transmit to the Contractors for supplying the Army.
In [strikethrough: the] framing the instructions for the Commissary, it may be [strikethrough: be] proper to direct him to grant Certs monthly to the [strikethrough: Commissary] Contractors in & according to the form proposed.
In case any alterations in the proposed Plan, or additional measures, appear to you expedient, I shall readily [strikethrough: attend] attend to your Observations —
I am [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] A.D.
[marginalia, rotated:] [undecipherable]
15th January 1795
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The Honble
T. P —
Secy of War
Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Hamilton encloses a letter and abstract that explain the methods for paying contractors who supply the army. The instructions to the Commissary should direct him to provide monthly certificates to these contractors.
Date
01/15/1795
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1795011540001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Alexander Hamilton
contractors
Commissary
Notable locations
pay
certificates
Notable items
instructions for paying contractors