Administrating compensation for officers
Document 1800Criticizes Col. Timothy Taylor's observations about officers and their accounts, arguing instead that officers need extra funds. States that it may be expedient to extend the powers of the Paymaster General to give officers compensation for extra services, pay them for traveling expenses, compensate them for apprehending deserters, and pay them for postage and stationary.
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Type
Draft Letter
Description
Criticizes Col. Timothy Taylor's observations about officers and their accounts, arguing instead that officers need extra funds. States that it may be expedient to extend the powers of the Paymaster General to give officers compensation for extra services, pay them for traveling expenses, compensate them for apprehending deserters, and pay them for postage and stationary.
Date
05/05/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Collection
Document number
1800050540001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 05/16/1800.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Timothy Taylor
officers
accountant
army
deserters
paymaster general
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
Expenditures
compensation
reimbursement
accomodation
accounts
pay
subsistence
forage
funds