Outlines Responsibilities and Chain of Command
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Outlines Responsibilities and Chain of Command
Description
Has examined plans for army duty reconfiguration. Requests information about how the parts apply to the whole, particularly pay, provisions, clothing, and stores. The Purveyor is to procure all supplies not immediately contracted for by department heads, and will require assistants. Outlines chain of command among deputies, the superintendent, and storekeepers. Requires precision at all times. The Quartermaster and Inspector General should maintain power over the Purveyor. Outlines chain of command to guard use and prevent abuse of stores. Proposes that as a superintendent he will have a real, not nominal, responsibility.
year created
1799
month created
04
day created
15
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Tench Francis
Department of Provisions
Quartermaster Department
Military Store Department
Assistants
Deputies
Superintendent
Storekeepers
Inspector General
Commissary General
Field Commissary of Military Stores
Deputy Paymaster General
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
Pay
Provisions
Clothing
notable idea/issue
Duties
document number
1799041528055
page start
426
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | BJA01 (560 pages) | Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. | P: 426 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |