Causes of the Delays in Paying the Troops
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Causes of the Delays in Paying the Troops
Description
Hamilton communicates to Washington a detailed explanation for the unfortunate delay in the payment of the troops. He blames the Paymaster General for his insistence on the use of the proper forms and procedures which have invariably led to delays. He also blames regimental paymasters for their timidity in not bypassing these procedures for the good of the troops and the army.
year created
1799
month created
11
day created
18
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Letter, in the handwriting of Ethan Brown.
notable person/group
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
General Pinckney
Tenth Regiment
recruiting service
Department of War
Office of the Paymaster General [Swan] at Philadelphia
Post Office
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Secretary of the Treasury [Wolcott]
Commandants of the Regiments
Western Army
[Ethan Brown]
notable location
New York
Carlysle
Northern Quarter
Southern Quarter
notable item/thing
delay of the payment of the troops
complaints
cause of desertion
forms of Muster and Pay Rolls
fraudulent concealment of the receipt
vouchers
pecuniary operations of the government
notable phrase
It is not my fault that the obstacles have not been surmounted
...delay and difficulty would unavoidably attend the preparation of muster and pay rolls in strict form
I am led to conclude that unwillingness to incur extraordinary reponsibility by a deviation from general rules has been a principal cause of the very inconvenient delay which has been experienced
document number
1799111837700
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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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 | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |