Request for Ruling on Pay
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Request for Ruling on Pay
Description
Discussion, with exceprts from letters between McHenry and Hamilton, of whether to compensate members of the military who serve on courts martial as judge advocates, and if so what expenses to allow. Other topics related to various instances of compensation follow, largely addressing claims and accounts which Simmons has rejected.
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
04
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
William Simmons
James McHenry
Major General Alexander Hamilton
judge advocates
Captain Vance
Captain Frye
Doctor Osborn
Lieutenant Wands
Colonel Stevens
Secretary of War
Accountant
Captain Lewis
Charles W. Hare
Morton
Malcolm
Major Hoops
Captain Cochran
Major Wilcocks
Lieutenant William Steele
landlord
Jonathan Jackson
contractors
Jacob Noyes
Edmund Winchester
Captain Lemuel Gates
Lieutenant Leonard
Colonel Stephens
Captain Ingersoll
Ingersol
William Colfax
Lieutenant Colonel Smith
12 Regiment
Comptroller
Treasury Department
Edward Carrington
William Westwood
William Rogers
Captain Blackburn
family
Lieutenant Saunders
Colonel J. Parker
Major Rivardi
mason
blacksmith
Captain James Bruff
General Wilkinson
John G. Coffin
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
New York
Fort Jay
Trenton
Portland
Castle Island
Bedloes Island
West Point
Norfolk
Niagara
North Britain
Canada
notable item/thing
courts martial
military posts
extra expense
compensation
pay
rule
accommodation
board
indemnification
lodging
claim
regulations
remuneration
public quarters
British regulations
rent
barrack rent
certificate
rations
monthly pay
contract price
suspension
final settlement
contract
supplies
repairs
hospital
barge
boards
voucher
wood
fuel
straw
stationery
stationary
mechanical work
shed room
kitchen
debts
military chest
extra pay
disbursement
garrison
public monies
ardent spirits
rolls
cutting wood
making hay
sawing timber
foreign garrison
desertion
fatigues
double pay
repairs of roads
American War
Revolutionary War
gill of rum
notable idea/issue
additional pay
accounting
document number
1799090400001
page start
1
number of pages
22
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (22 pages) | RAF02 (22 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers. | Letters sent, 1799 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |