Letter from the Paymaster General of the Army
Document 1800In pursuance of the act of May 14th, twelve additional regiments of Infantry and additional cavalry officers will be discharged by June 15. The law entitles them to three months pay. Swan wants to know if he should muster the men to pay them all at once, rather than try to pay them once they have been discharged and gone home. The money could be advanced to Regimental Paymasters, who can identify the men by the muster, make the payment, fill out the rolls and close the business.
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Description
In pursuance of the act of May 14th, twelve additional regiments of Infantry and additional cavalry officers will be discharged by June 15. The law entitles them to three months pay. Swan wants to know if he should muster the men to pay them all at once, rather than try to pay them once they have been discharged and gone home. The money could be advanced to Regimental Paymasters, who can identify the men by the muster, make the payment, fill out the rolls and close the business.
Date
05/17/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1800051760000
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Hamilton to Pinckney, 05/20/1800.
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Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Caleb Swan
Infantry
Cavalry officers
regimental paymasters
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
act
three months pay
gratuity
arrearages
muster
advance
rolls