Staffing and Duties of the Office of the Paymaster General
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Document
Title
Staffing and Duties of the Office of the Paymaster General
Description
Hamilton explains his expectations regarding the staffing and duties of the office of the Paymaster General.
year created
1799
month created
10
day created
30
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Caleb Swan
Alexander Hamilton
Deputy Paymaster General
Major Jabez Huntington of the 13th Regiment
Captain Benjamin Williamson of the Dragoons
General Pinckney
Captain Samuel Vance
infantry
artillerists
Lieutenant Nanning Vischer
notable location
New York
Fort McHenry at Norfolk
West Point. Niagara
notable item/thing
appointment of regimental paymasters for the regiments of artillerists and the dragoons
winter
money for arrears
notable phrase
The characters which have been brought into my view most prominently as proper for the office of Deputy Paymaster General...are Major Huntington of the 13th Regiment and Captain Williamson of the Dragoons
I had rather that a captain than a field officer should be taken from his corps for the purpose
It is my opinion that there should be only one Deputy Paymaster General to a distinct command--that is to say, one to mine and to General Pinckney's
A battalion is alloted to the lower posts on the Mississippi
There the Regimental Paymaster will have his station
I am glad to learn from your letter of the 25th the measure which you had adopted for making payment to the 8th and 9th Regiments
An officer at the head of an important branch of the military service should lay it down as an absolute rule never to deviate would produce inconveniences nearly as great as one who should entirely disregard system
document number
1799103037200
Item sets
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Caleb Swan | [unknown] | [n/a] |