Regulations Respecting Extra Allowances for Officers
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Regulations Respecting Extra Allowances for Officers
Description
This is an explanation of the regulations regarding extra allowances for officers who have been detached on duties that oblige them to incur expenses on the road or at places where there are no military posts. For example, an officer shall receive $1.20 for man and horse for each day he must sleep at a place that is not a military post.
year created
1799
month created
06
day created
01
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
note
General Orders from Major General Hamilton for publication.
recipient note
Commanding Officers on the Mississippi.
notable person/group
Abraham R. Ellery
Commanding Officer on the Mississippi
Major General Alexander Hamilton
officers
servants
notable location
New York
seat of government
notable item/thing
regulations
extra allowances
act of the war department
road
military posts
traveling expenses
pay and emoluments
horse
sleep
certificate
special service
provision
rates
document number
1799060137301
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | YTW08 (9 pages) | Collection: Orderly Book for the Company of Capt. John Steele, May-Oct 1799. (RG98) | Orderly Book, John Steele, RG98 |
| [view document] (3 pages) | YTW08a (11 pages) | Collection: Orderly Book for the Company of Capt. John Steele, May-Oct 1799. (RG98) | Orderly Book, John Steele, RG98 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Abraham R. Ellery | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Commanding Officer on the Mississippi | [unknown] | [n/a] |