All the emoluments which I have a right to claim...
Document 1799Hamilton asserts that if he is to surrender his lucrative legal practice, he must receive from the public all the pay and emoluments to which an officer of his rank is entitled.
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Copy of document
Description
Hamilton asserts that if he is to surrender his lucrative legal practice, he must receive from the public all the pay and emoluments to which an officer of his rank is entitled.
Date
08/13/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799081340100
Note
Copy in the handwriting of Ethan Brown.
The following sentence was crossed out: "I shall stand in need of all I can fairly get from the public if I am esentially to renounce my profession."
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
[Ethan Brown]
General Pinckney
person acting as Quartermaster
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
it is impossible to serve two masters
I cannot be a general and a practicer of the law at the same time
I am anxious to disentangle myself from forensic pursuits
all the emoluments which I have a right to claim
I have had neither quarters, nor fuel, nor servants
a house as quarters suited to my rank and command
4th Section of the Act of March 3rd 1797 respecting double rations to officers appointed under the Act
my situtuation as Commanding General exposes me to much additional expense
the circumstance of a wife and 6 children whose maintenance and education are to be taken care of