Agents have no system for apportioning supplies...
Document 1799Apparently the agents of the War Department have no system for apportioning supplies. As a result, some regiments have a shortage of some articles while others have an abundance of the same articles. In some instances, orders to resolve shortages have been sent but in others that is not the case. Despite the pressures of business, McHenry should be aware of these problems.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Apparently the agents of the War Department have no system for apportioning supplies. As a result, some regiments have a shortage of some articles while others have an abundance of the same articles. In some instances, orders to resolve shortages have been sent but in others that is not the case. Despite the pressures of business, McHenry should be aware of these problems.
Date
07/22/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799072240200
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
returns lately sent me
want of system of your agents
equal apportionment
muskets
cartouche boxes
knapsacks
canteens