Funding a new Assistant Secretary for General Hamilton
Document 1799Encloses a letter from General Hamilton requesting funds to pay for a new Assistant Secretary. States that he plans to inform Hamilton to not take the initiative to hire one outside of the law in the future, but that it is acceptable for the War Department to cover the expenses this time.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Encloses a letter from General Hamilton requesting funds to pay for a new Assistant Secretary. States that he plans to inform Hamilton to not take the initiative to hire one outside of the law in the future, but that it is acceptable for the War Department to cover the expenses this time.
Date
10/19/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department, Trenton
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799101900101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to McHenry, 10/21/1799.
Notable persons
William Simmons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Assistant Secretary
[aid]
aid-de-camp
paymaster general
Notable locations
Trenton
Notable items
Compensation
rate
dollars
pay
account