Misc. Accounting Information

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Misc. Accounting Information

Description

Lewis, a clerk in the War Department, discusses the details of some accounting matters that he feels Hamilton should be cognizant of, including notification of a warrant for Hamilton's pay, subsistence, and forage for the last two months of 1798.

year created

1799

month created

01

day created

28

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
Samuel Lewis
Secretary of War [McHenry]

notable location

War Department
New York

notable item/thing

draft for $496.70 on the Branch Bank of New York
balance
warrant issued from the War Department
pay
subsistence
forage

document number

1799012815001

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) WGM08 (2 pages) Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers R: 15
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Lewis War Department [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]