Delays in Sending Vouchers

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Delays in Sending Vouchers

Description

Hamilton warns Rice that delays in pay and muster rolls result in soldiers not being paid in a timely manner which causes discontent among them. He orders Rice to inform him of the cause of the delays in sending the necessary vouchers.

year created

1800

month created

04

day created

08

sent from location

New York

recipient

in collection

notable person/group

Nathan Rice
Alexander Hamilton
Deputy Paymaster
Benjamin Williamson
regiment

notable location

New York
War Department

notable item/thing

pay roll
muster roll
pay
voucher
dollar

notable idea/issue

payment
discontent
settlement of accounts
delay

document number

1800040837200

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 Alexander Hamilton New York [n/a]
Recipient Nathan Rice [unknown] [n/a]