Unofficial News on Payment of Discharged Officers and Soldiers
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Unofficial News on Payment of Discharged Officers and Soldiers
Description
Although Hamilton had not received official word, he heard Congress passed an act that disbanded 12 regiments and granted the officers and soldiers an allowance of three months pay from the time of their discharge. Requested Pinckney obtain the number of men willing to enlist in the "four old regiments of Infantry, or the regiments of Artillery."
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
17
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
secondary recipient
in collection
in publication
recipient note
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney; Nathan Rice; William S. Smith.
notable person/group
multiple
Alexander Hamilton
Charles Cotesworht PincNathan Rice
William S. Smith
Congress
officers
regiment
artillerists
soldiers
infantry
artillery
notable location
New York
Scotch Plains
New Jersey
camp
notable item/thing
allowance
notable idea/issue
discharge
payment
approval
enlist
enlistment
document number
1800051737100
page start
1
Item sets
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 | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | [unknown] | Addditional addressees: Nathan Rice, William S. Smith |
| Recipient | Nathan Rice | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William S. Smith | [unknown] | [n/a] |