Duties of the Deputy Quartermaster General

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Duties of the Deputy Quartermaster General

Description

Hamilton outlines the duties of the Deputy Quartermaster General which are divided into two branches: one of is Military involving the choice of ground for quartering and encampment of troops and the second is Civil and involves providing quarters and means of transportation.

year created

1800

month created

04

day created

15

sent from location

New York

recipient

in collection

notable person/group

Aaron Ogden
Alexander Hamilton
Deputy Quartermaster General
troops
Tench Francis
agents
E. Stevens
Jonathan Jackson
Archibald Crary
Jacob Sheaffe
Jedidiah Huntington
Elijah Paine
J. McRea
Edward Carrington
John Wilkins
contractor

notable location

New York
quarters
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Virginia
Connecticut
Vermont

notable item/thing

report
estimate
returns

notable idea/issue

duty
transportation
quartering
provisions
means

document number

1800041537100

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
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[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 Aaron Ogden [unknown] [n/a]