Extension of Functions of Quartermaster General
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Extension of Functions of Quartermaster General
Description
Discusses disbanding of additional army and necessity of Deputy Quarter Master General and assistant and Deputy Pay Master General continuing to exercise their functions. As for Odgen's compensation, he should be paid according to allowances, including pay in the line and office rent.
short description
Extension of functions of Quartermaster General following disbanding of the additional army
year created
1801
month created
01
day created
13
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
Elizabethtown
in collection
notable person/group
Aaron Ogden
Alexander Hamilton
Deputy Quarter Master General
Deputy Pay Master General
notable location
Elizabeth town, New Jersey
New York
notable item/thing
disbanding of the additional army
functions
disbandment
accounts
transactions
compensation
pay
credit
office rent
incidentals
document number
1801011390001
page start
1
transcription
Copy of a Letter from
Gen. Hamilton to Col
Ogden - Date Jan 13.
[undecipherable] & received on the
15th of the same month
Colonel Aaron Ogden
Elizabeth Town
New Jersey
New York Jan 13th. 1801
Dear Sir,
I well remember, that about the period of the disbanding of the additional army, you consulted me about the necessity and propriety of the Deputy Quarter Master General with his assistant and the Deputy Pay Master General continuing to exercise their functions after the disbandment, for a reasonable period, with a view to winding up the transactions and the accounts of the respective departments, and that agreeing in opinion with you as both as to the necessity and propriety of the thing, it had my approbation and sanction. The public doubtless must have derived from it advantages which will overballance the compensations and incidental expenses of the arrangement.
As to your compensation for this extra period it seems to be reasonable that you should enjoy the emoluments allowed you by Law deducting your pay in the line and that you should be creditted for office-rent and other incidents usual before the epoch of the disbandment.
With great esteem & regard
[undecipherable]
A Hamilton
Aaron Ogden Esq
Gen. Hamilton to Col
Ogden - Date Jan 13.
[undecipherable] & received on the
15th of the same month
Colonel Aaron Ogden
Elizabeth Town
New Jersey
New York Jan 13th. 1801
Dear Sir,
I well remember, that about the period of the disbanding of the additional army, you consulted me about the necessity and propriety of the Deputy Quarter Master General with his assistant and the Deputy Pay Master General continuing to exercise their functions after the disbandment, for a reasonable period, with a view to winding up the transactions and the accounts of the respective departments, and that agreeing in opinion with you as both as to the necessity and propriety of the thing, it had my approbation and sanction. The public doubtless must have derived from it advantages which will overballance the compensations and incidental expenses of the arrangement.
As to your compensation for this extra period it seems to be reasonable that you should enjoy the emoluments allowed you by Law deducting your pay in the line and that you should be creditted for office-rent and other incidents usual before the epoch of the disbandment.
With great esteem & regard
[undecipherable]
A Hamilton
Aaron Ogden Esq
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XMR16 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 448 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XMR16a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 448 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Aaron Ogden | Elizabethtown | [n/a] |