Orders to Report to Philadelphia
Item
Type
Copy of document
Title
Orders to Report to Philadelphia
Description
Order for Swan, Paymaster to the Western Army, to appoint a fully qualified deputy and report to the Secretary of War in Philadelphia with his books and papers
year created
1799
month created
04
day created
03
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
Cincinnati, Ohio
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Swan to Hamilton, 09/09/1799.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Caleb Swan
Alexander Hamilton
Paymaster to the Western Army
Paymaster General of the Armies of the United States
detachments from the Main Army
Deputy Paymasters
General commanding the Western Army
notable location
Cincinnatus, Ohio
New York
seat of the general government [Philadelphia]
Headquarters of the Main Army
notable item/thing
special direction of the Commander in Chief [Washington]
in comformity of the views of the Secretary of War [McHenry]
orders of the Secretary of War
you will constitute a Deputy
agreeably to the laws
your instructions from the Treasury and War Departments
15th section of an Act entitled "An Act for the better organizing of the Troops of the United States...": army on the western frontiers
money advanced to them
bond in the sum of 15000 dollars with sufficient sureties
oath faithfully to execute the duties of their offices
full compensation for extra services and travelling expenses
line of the Army
character fully competent to and worthy of the trust
arrangement for a substitute
your books and papers
document number
1799040337100
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [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 | Caleb Swan | Cincinnati, Ohio | [n/a] |