Sufficient Compensation
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Sufficient Compensation
Description
Hamilton notes that if the recruiting service is to be his responsibility, he ought to be definitively appointed. He stresses his need for sufficient pay to compensate for the loss of professional income that will result from his military service which he estimates at four thousand pounds per year.
year created
1798
month created
12
day created
16
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
note
Partially illegible.
created note
Date is not shown.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Inspector General
Wolcott
Commander in Chief [Washington]
notable location
Philadelphia
New York
notable item/thing
baggage
branch of the service
preliminary investigation
emoluments of the station
military life
duties of my office
Major General
adequate compensation
extra allowance
results of deliberations
document number
1798121640001
page start
1
number of pages
5
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | KFB10 (5 pages) | Collection: Stephen Raphel Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: James McHenry Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |