Need for Additional Assistants
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Need for Additional Assistants
Description
McHenry observes that additional assistants to the Purveyor and Superintendent of Military Stores would facilitate the provision and issuance of military supplies. He recommends the model established during the Revolutionary War.
year created
1799
month created
04
day created
17
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
additional assistants to the Purveyor and Superintendent of Military Stores
Inspector General and Deputy Inspector Generals
Quartermaster and Deputy Quartermaster General
main branch of the Revolutionary Army
Commissary General of issues and purchases of provisions
field commissary of military stores
Deputy Paymaster
Mr. Wolcott [Oliver, Jr.]
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
plan for the providing and issuing military supplies
facilitate both purchases and deliveries
discovery and correction of abuses
document number
1799041700200
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] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |