Necesssity of Some Settled Plan of Communication
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Document
Title
Necesssity of Some Settled Plan of Communication
Description
In addition to a discussion of allotments of fuel and straw among the northern posts, Hamilton stresses the importance of instituting a plan of communication between officers and offices that operates within the chain of command.
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
27
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 08/30/1799. (Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to vol. 23.)
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
commissioners at Fort Wolcott and Fort Adams [should be "commandants" who were William Littlefield and Lemuel Gates respectively]
Major Daniel Jackson
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Major LewisTousard
Quartermasters
Commissaries
Paymasters
notable location
New York
Boston
War Office
posts from Connecticut northward
notable item/thing
delivery and distribution of fuel and straw to the garrisons on the sea coast
proposed regulations as to fuel and straw
winter
necessity of some settled plan of communication between your department and the army
prevent the ideas unfavorable to subordination
multiplication of correspondence and detail
promote and secure order, harmony, and efficiency in the service
business of expenditure and supply
this rule would confine the communications of the Secretary of War to General Washington and the two Major Generals [Hamilton and Pinckney]
sudden and unforeseen emergencies
great care ought to be observed to address the Chief and not his subalterns
document number
1799082740000
Item sets
Document instances
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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 | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |