Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

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Type

Draft Letter

Description

Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay. Hamilton bemoaned current system for obtaining supplies and securing disbursements. Cited instances in detail which he used to support his case of inefficiency.

Date

01/13/1800

Recipient

Sent from

New York

Document number

1800011340000

Notable persons

James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Lewis Tousard
Daniel Jackson
purveyor
agent
merchant
Ebenezer Stevens
officer
agents
Hoops
John Rivardi
Stille
James Bruff
Stevens
James Wilkinson
Littlefield
servant
Adjutant General
Toussard
Quartermaster
Jackson
James Miller
cadets
contractor

Notable locations

New York
War Department
stations
post
Niagara
New Orleans
quarters
Fort Adams

Notable items

supplies
provisions
accounts
guide
horses
baggage
stores
rent
barge
wood