Certification of Vouchers

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Certification of Vouchers

Description

Tousard requests Hamilton's certification of a number of vouchers for items that are sorely needed, including tents for men under smallpox quarantine, shoes, a barge for Fort Adams, and wood allowed to the cadets.

year created

1800

month created

01

day created

03

author

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in collection

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
Lewis Tousard
cadets
John Boss
John Henry
Nathaniel Leonard
William Littlefield
artillerists
engineers
Secretary of War
contractor
Comptroller
subalterns
accountant

notable location

Philadelphia
Fort Adams
Hospital Department
Newport
Rhode Island
Fort Wolcott
barracks
Portland
garrison
barracks

notable item/thing

tents
wood
rations
supplies
shoes
pay
barge
allowance
vouchers

notable idea/issue

small pox
quarantine
illness
payment
contract
employment
compensation

document number

1800010360000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[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 Lewis Tousard Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]