Sanction of Capt. Ellery's Expenditure

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Sanction of Capt. Ellery's Expenditure

Description

Hamilton makes no distinction between special compensations to persons not of the army and similar compensations to officers of the army for services which do not appertain to the nature of their offices. Therefore, Capt. [Abraham] Ellery's expenditures have Hamilton's sanction.

year created

1800

month created

05

day created

24

sent from location

Camp Scotch Plains

recipient

in collection

notable person/group

Caleb Swan
Alexander Hamilton
Abraham Ellery
captain
Smith
major
artillerists
infantry
battalion

notable location

Camp Scotch Plains
New Jersey
camp
Scotch Plains

notable item/thing

compensation
expenditures

notable idea/issue

appointment
promotion
violation
rules
regulations
law
organization
age
seniority
opinion
criticism
sentiments
cost

document number

1800052437100

page start

1

Document instances

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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 Camp Scotch Plains [n/a]
Recipient Caleb Swan [unknown] [n/a]