Departing from Ordinary Forms in the Advance of Pay
Item
Type
Draft Document
Title
Departing from Ordinary Forms in the Advance of Pay
Description
"...Information from different regiments gives me to understand that my recommendations as to an advance in pay have not succeeded. As the troops are much discontented at the delay, it is my duty to renew the subject. And I must take the liberty to urge that by your interposition, forms may be dispensed with so at least as to effectuate an advance of two months pay upon account. The peculiarity of the situation of troops in the act of being raised is a good reason for departing from ordinary forms."
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
14
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 9/16/1799; in his letter, McHenry mistakenly cited this document as, 9/13/1799 instead of 9/14/1799.
Draft in the handwriting of Hamilton and Thomas Y. Howe.
Draft in the handwriting of Hamilton and Thomas Y. Howe.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
[Thomas Y. How]
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
advance in pay
document number
1799091440000
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 | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |