Distribution of Muster and Payroll Forms
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Document
Title
Distribution of Muster and Payroll Forms
Description
Hamilton discusses the forms of muster and payrolls needed by officers in order to receive and disburse pay to the troops. He stresses that each commanding general needs these forms but that communications on pay should be between subordinate officers designated for that duty.
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
22
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Swan to Hamilton, 09/25/1799.
created note
According to Syrett, Swan mistakenly cited this document as September 23, 1799.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Caleb Swan, Paymaster General
Alexander Hamilton
Comptroller of the Treasury
Adjutant General [William North]
several paymasters
deputy
Commanding General
Secretary of War [McHenry]
notable location
New York
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
money from your department
a love of regularity
communication between officers
names of the several pay masters
notable phrase
Military men in the midst of active operations have very leissure for writing
I have no prediliction for the new forms
it is proper that correspondence and communication between your office and the military should be restricted to persons of this description [i.e., deputies or whomever receives money]
it will be necessary to furnish each Commanding General with all the forms and general instructions
document number
1799092237000
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Caleb Swan | [unknown] | [n/a] |