Complaints About New System
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Complaints About New System
Description
Swan notes that new regulations requiring him to reside in Philadelphia makes it impossible for him to carry out his duties which require daily contact with officers at a different location. Offers solution for solving problems with pay.
short description
Complaints about new regulations regarding location of Pay Master General's office.
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
03
author
sent from location
Pay-Office
recipient
sent to location
Treasury of the United States
note
Enclosed in Wolcott to Swan, 07/26/1792; Cited in Steele to Swan, 09/07/1799.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
John Steele
Caleb Swan
Major General Alexander Hamilton
General James Wilkinson
troops
paymaster general
paymasters
Comptroller of the Treasury of the United States
James McHenry
notable location
headquarters
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Natchez
Maine
Georgia
North Carolina
Treasury of the United States
Pay-Office
notable item/thing
pay abstracts
instructions
warrants
payments
delays
general warrant
authority
muster rolls
pay rolls
unorganized state of the troops
accounts
arrears
traveling expenses
document number
1799090315001
page start
9
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | ZCO02 (14 pages) | Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) | B: 10; F: Comptroller & Paymaster, July |
| [view document] (8 pages) | ZCO02a (8 pages) | Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) | B: 10; F: Comptroller & Paymaster, July |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Caleb Swan | Pay-Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Steele | Treasury of the United States | [n/a] |