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Authorization of Payment for Discharged Troops

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Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Description

Hamilton officially informed that the Act of Congress that authorized the payment of disbanded soldiers and officers a three month allowance was passed. Hamilton ordered arrears be sent to the Deputy Quartermaster Generals

Date

05/17/1800

Recipient

Sent from

New York

Document number

1800051737200

Page start

1

Notable persons

Caleb Swan
Alexander Hamilton
Congress
Deputy Quartermaster General
Benjamin Williamson
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Notable locations

New York
district

Notable items

pay
arrears
arrearages