Extra Labor to Assist Adjutant and Inspector General

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Extra Labor to Assist Adjutant and Inspector General

Description

Mentioned "great inconveniences for want of a competent general staff". Requested additional labor to assist the Adjutant and Inspector General with their duties. Stated that the current Adjutant and Inspector General's can not be expected to perform all their tasks at their current pay grade.

year created

1800

month created

02

day created

14

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in collection

note

Enclosed in Adams to US Senate, 02/23/1801.

notable person/group

John Adams
Samuel Dexter
Adjutant General
Inspector General
subaltern officers

notable location

War Department
office
post

notable item/thing

money

notable idea/issue

pay
duty
obligation
labor
employment
compensation
services

document number

1801021400000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
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[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: American State Papers, Mil. Affrs [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Dexter War Department [n/a]
Recipient John Adams [unknown] [n/a]