Duties of the Assistant to the Adjutant General

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Type

Autograph Draft Document

Description

Hamilton explains the duties of the Assistant to the Adjutant General. He is to perform the duties of the Adjutant General when that officer is absent or indiposed.

Date

05/29/1799

Sent from

New York

Document number

1799052937000

Notable persons

Abraham Ellery
Alexander Hamilton
Deputy Inspector General
Assistant of the Commander of the Army
Commanding General
Paymaster General
Secretary of War

Notable locations

New York
headquarters
seat of the government [Philadelphia]

Notable items

general outline of the duties you are to perform
police and tactics of the Army
General Orders
regulate the detail of officers and men for guards, fatigue service, commands, etc.
return of the troops
muster and payrolls
abstracts for the commander of the Army
"Regulations for the order and discipline of the Army"
auspices of Baron De Steuben
our Revolution War
"The Articles of War"
"Rules and Regulations respecting the Recruiting Service"