No Public Service Without Adequate Compensation
Document 1798Hamilton expresses in the strongest terms his inability to serve as Inspector General without the compensation associated with that position.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Hamilton expresses in the strongest terms his inability to serve as Inspector General without the compensation associated with that position.
Date
12/16/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798121640201
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
[Oliver] Wolcott, Jr.
Notable locations
New York
Philadelphia
Notable items
the stage [coach]
baggage
departure from Philadelphia
recruiting service
branch of the service
discipline of the Army
investigations
emoluments of the station
appointment
military life
my professional practice
pecuniary sacrifices
duties of my present office
expenses of such journeys
narrow allowances of a Major General
my reputation
the last war
Inspector General