Causes of the Delays in Paying the Troops
Document 1799Hamilton communicates to Washington a detailed explanation for the unfortunate delay in the payment of the troops. He blames the Paymaster General for his insistence on the use of the proper forms and procedures which have invariably led to delays. He also blames regimental paymasters for their timidity in not bypassing these procedures for the good of the troops and the army.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Hamilton communicates to Washington a detailed explanation for the unfortunate delay in the payment of the troops. He blames the Paymaster General for his insistence on the use of the proper forms and procedures which have invariably led to delays. He also blames regimental paymasters for their timidity in not bypassing these procedures for the good of the troops and the army.
Date
11/18/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799111837700
Note
Letter, in the handwriting of Ethan Brown.
Notable persons
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
General Pinckney
Tenth Regiment
recruiting service
Department of War
Office of the Paymaster General [Swan] at Philadelphia
Post Office
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Secretary of the Treasury [Wolcott]
Commandants of the Regiments
Western Army
[Ethan Brown]
Notable locations
New York
Carlysle
Northern Quarter
Southern Quarter
Notable items
delay of the payment of the troops
complaints
cause of desertion
forms of Muster and Pay Rolls
fraudulent concealment of the receipt
vouchers
pecuniary operations of the government