Orders to Report to Philadelphia
Document 1799Order for Swan, Paymaster to the Western Army, to appoint a fully qualified deputy and report to the Secretary of War in Philadelphia with his books and papers
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Description
Order for Swan, Paymaster to the Western Army, to appoint a fully qualified deputy and report to the Secretary of War in Philadelphia with his books and papers
Date
04/03/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799040337100
Note
Cited in Swan to Hamilton, 09/09/1799.
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
Alexander Hamilton
Paymaster to the Western Army
Paymaster General of the Armies of the United States
detachments from the Main Army
Deputy Paymasters
General commanding the Western Army
Notable locations
Cincinnatus, Ohio
New York
seat of the general government [Philadelphia]
Headquarters of the Main Army
Notable items
special direction of the Commander in Chief [Washington]
in comformity of the views of the Secretary of War [McHenry]
orders of the Secretary of War
you will constitute a Deputy
agreeably to the laws
your instructions from the Treasury and War Departments
15th section of an Act entitled "An Act for the better organizing of the Troops of the United States...": army on the western frontiers
money advanced to them
bond in the sum of 15000 dollars with sufficient sureties
oath faithfully to execute the duties of their offices
full compensation for extra services and travelling expenses
line of the Army
character fully competent to and worthy of the trust
arrangement for a substitute
your books and papers