Establishing a Military Academy, Etc.
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Establishing a Military Academy, Etc.
Description
McHenry discusses a number of matters including extra pay for extra work, a British work that establishes a scale for extra pay, and progress toward establishing a military academy.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
08
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in McHenry to Simmons, 09/04/1799, and McHenry to Hamilton, 10/15/1799.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
Major John J. U. Rivardi's account of conditions at Fort Niagara
McHenry's letter of July 2, 1799 concerning former quartermasters
Rivardi disbursed extra pay for extra work
procuring supplies or performing work in the ordinary line of a soldier's duty
quotations from a British work on military finance
establishing a scale of allowance for extra service
Enoch Humphrey's application for an appointment as a cadet
measures are in progress for establishing a military academy
document number
1799070800100
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [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 | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |