What to Charge the Government for My Services
Document 1798Stevens is at a loss as to what to charge the government for his services as agent and superintendent of all that is done in New York. He has given up his private business so he could attend to public matters and argues that his pay must at least provide a living for him,
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Letter Signed
Description
Stevens is at a loss as to what to charge the government for his services as agent and superintendent of all that is done in New York. He has given up his private business so he could attend to public matters and argues that his pay must at least provide a living for him,
Date
12/26/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1798122680201
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Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Ebenezer Stevens
agent
superintendent
Alexander Hamilton
troops
engineer
Mr. Watson
navy agent
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New York
Notable items
pay
services
private business
public matters
superintend
mounting artillery
carriages
batteries
furnaces
laboratory
arms
equipment
shot
shells
gunpowder
public works