Report of Stevens's Salary Negotiation; Chain of Command for Armourers
Document 1799Reports that Stevens's business is not yet settled; Stevens has written to the Secretary, requesting him to accept the terms or find someone to take his place. The Quartermaster's objections to the Armourer's account are unfounded; Armourers in the field were always under the command of artillery commanding officers or the military stores department or the quartermaster. Reports that the Paymaster General has arrived. Fever has subsided in the city
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Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Reports that Stevens's business is not yet settled; Stevens has written to the Secretary, requesting him to accept the terms or find someone to take his place. The Quartermaster's objections to the Armourer's account are unfounded; Armourers in the field were always under the command of artillery commanding officers or the military stores department or the quartermaster. Reports that the Paymaster General has arrived. Fever has subsided in the city
Date
07/19/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1799071928055
Page start
508
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Ebenezer Stevens
James McHenry
John Wilkins
Paymaster General
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
Yellow Fever