Expedient of Hiring an Assistant Secretary
Document 1799Hamilton explains how he has saved money for the public by hiring an assistant secretary instead of an aide-de-camp but still lacks a quarters servant.
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Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Hamilton explains how he has saved money for the public by hiring an assistant secretary instead of an aide-de-camp but still lacks a quarters servant.
Date
10/14/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Trenton
Collection
Document number
1799101440000
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
mere copyist and drudge
[Ethan Brown]
quarters servants
Notable locations
Trenton
Notable items
compensation
saving of the additional emoluments of an aid
fund for extra compensations and contingencies
fuel
benefit of the public