Departing from Ordinary Forms in the Advance of Pay
Document 1799"...Information from different regiments gives me to understand that my recommendations as to an advance in pay have not succeeded. As the troops are much discontented at the delay, it is my duty to renew the subject. And I must take the liberty to urge that by your interposition, forms may be dispensed with so at least as to effectuate an advance of two months pay upon account. The peculiarity of the situation of troops in the act of being raised is a good reason for departing from ordinary forms."
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Type
Draft Document
Description
"...Information from different regiments gives me to understand that my recommendations as to an advance in pay have not succeeded. As the troops are much discontented at the delay, it is my duty to renew the subject. And I must take the liberty to urge that by your interposition, forms may be dispensed with so at least as to effectuate an advance of two months pay upon account. The peculiarity of the situation of troops in the act of being raised is a good reason for departing from ordinary forms."
Date
09/14/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799091440000
Note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 9/16/1799; in his letter, McHenry mistakenly cited this document as, 9/13/1799 instead of 9/14/1799.
Draft in the handwriting of Hamilton and Thomas Y. Howe.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
[Thomas Y. How]
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
advance in pay