Not a moment may be lost in fowarding the money...
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Document
Title
Not a moment may be lost in fowarding the money...
Description
Hamilton stresses the need to immediately forward the money for bounty and pay to the additional regiments. He criticizes Swan for not having done so and emphasizes the importance of appointing deputy paymasters whose presence will aid in the disbursement of moneys to the troops.
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
23
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Swan to Hamilton, 09/25/1799.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Caleb Swan, Paymaster General
Alexander Hamilton
commanding generals
deputies
two regiments of artillery pay masters
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
bounty
pay
warrants
arrival of General Pinckney
notable phrase
I regret that...you were [not] sending a supply of money for bounty and pay to the additional regiments
The Secretary of War...instructed you to report an estimate of what might be requisite and that he would sanction the advance
I request that two months pay be forwarded
not a moment may be lost in fowarding the money
warrants of the commanding generals cannot be executed for want of the...appointment of deputies
prescribed forms of muster and pay rolls were only received...in the course of this week
there ought certainly to be no hesitation anywhere about making reasonable advances
I count implicitly upon your zeal and exertion
I shall lose no time in selecting a fit character as deputy in this quarter
document number
1799092337100
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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] |