Duties of the Agent of the War Department
Document 1799According to the Secretary of War, Stevens, as Agent of the War Department, is to perform the duties of the Quartermaster General, the Clothier General, and the Commissary of Military Stores. Hamilton explains to Stevens what those duties entail.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
According to the Secretary of War, Stevens, as Agent of the War Department, is to perform the duties of the Quartermaster General, the Clothier General, and the Commissary of Military Stores. Hamilton explains to Stevens what those duties entail.
Date
05/24/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799052437100
Note
Stevens endorsements reads "Ansd."
Notable persons
Ebenezer Stevens, Agent for the War Department
Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Tench Francis, Purveyor of Supplies
Notable locations
New York
different stations and posts of the Army
Notable items
duties performed by the Quartermaster General, Clothier General, and Commissary of Military Stores
correspondence with the proper officers at the Seat of Government [Philadelphia]
several branches of supplies
disposition of Samuel Hodgdon
great mass of supplies
application for the supplies
abstracts
your diligence and zeal
compensation