Officers Who Sustain Injury

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Type

Draft Letter

Description

Hamilton agrees that officers who sustain injury in their exertions to carry out the laws should be indemnified by the public.

Date

03/03/1800

Sent from

New York

Document number

1800030340200

Note

Published in the Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. XXIV, 282-283.

Notable persons

Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Wells
Secretary of the Treasury
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
officers of the United States
Committee of Claims

Notable locations

New York

Notable items

claim
injury
laws
indemnification
policy
justice
redress