Funding a new Assistant Secretary for General Hamilton
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Funding a new Assistant Secretary for General Hamilton
Description
Encloses a letter from General Hamilton requesting funds to pay for a new Assistant Secretary. States that he plans to inform Hamilton to not take the initiative to hire one outside of the law in the future, but that it is acceptable for the War Department to cover the expenses this time.
year created
1799
month created
10
day created
19
author
sent from location
War Department, Trenton
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Simmons to McHenry, 10/21/1799.
notable person/group
William Simmons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Assistant Secretary
[aid]
aid-de-camp
paymaster general
notable location
Trenton
notable item/thing
Compensation
rate
dollars
pay
account
document number
1799101900101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | BRR18 (3 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B: 4, 3 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department, Trenton | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |