Issues Respecting the Pay of Officers
Item
Type
Draft Letter
Title
Issues Respecting the Pay of Officers
Description
McHenry discusses officers' pay related to additional regiments and describes executive power respecting officers' pay. He mentions the recruiting service for additional regiments and discusses supplying additional Army regiments.
year created
1799
month created
04
day created
29
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
note
Cited in Washington to McHenry, 04/29/1799.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
George Washington
James McHenry
Major General Pinckney
Mercer
Francis
Major General Hamilton
officers of additional regiments
notable location
Philadelphia
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
notable item/thing
recommendations of a particular kind from the eastward
arrangements for the distribution of artillery
instructions to the Major Generals
plan for settling the rank of the field officers of the additional regiments
commencement and vigorous prosecution of the recruiting service
deficiency in clothing
his branch of supply
recruiting districts
discretion of the president to withhold their pay
nature of your employments
incessant interruptions by the company to which you are subject
the date of their acceptances
uniform practice of this office
obligation of the U.S. to pay
date of the acceptance
notable phrase
The President has said to certain general officers that it was expected they would not consider themselves entitled to pay till called into actual service
it may be asked why none of the officers put on pay and apt remain unemployed
it will be on account of some deficiency in clothing
document number
1799042900201
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | BIB04 (4 pages) | Collection: Special Collections, MSA SC 1407. McHenry Collection, M11697. | MSA SC 1407-1-37, M11697 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |