Issues Respecting the Pay of Officers
Document 1799McHenry discusses officers' pay related to additional regiments and describes executive power respecting officers' pay. He mentions the recruiting service for additional regiments and discusses supplying additional Army regiments.
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Draft Letter
Description
McHenry discusses officers' pay related to additional regiments and describes executive power respecting officers' pay. He mentions the recruiting service for additional regiments and discusses supplying additional Army regiments.
Date
04/29/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1799042900201
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Washington to McHenry, 04/29/1799.
Notable persons
George Washington
James McHenry
Major General Pinckney
Mercer
Francis
Major General Hamilton
officers of additional regiments
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Notable items
recommendations of a particular kind from the eastward
arrangements for the distribution of artillery
instructions to the Major Generals
plan for settling the rank of the field officers of the additional regiments
commencement and vigorous prosecution of the recruiting service
deficiency in clothing
his branch of supply
recruiting districts
discretion of the president to withhold their pay
nature of your employments
incessant interruptions by the company to which you are subject
the date of their acceptances
uniform practice of this office
obligation of the U.S. to pay
date of the acceptance