Regulations respecting Certain Supplies, Etc.
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Document
Title
Regulations respecting Certain Supplies, Etc.
Description
Regulations respecting certain supplies and respecting objects of special and extra expense.
year created
1799
month created
09
author
in collection
in publication
note
Enclosed in Hamilton to McHenry, 9/17/1799,
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
contractors
Quartermaster General
deputy
commander of an army
commander within a separate military district
Secretary of War
notable item/thing
rations
ardent spirits
vinegar
medical assistance
temporary quarters
barracks
disbursement of money
expense for repairs
emergency
notable phrase
contractors besides rations, including ardent spirits and vinegar, shall only provide and furnish quarters, transportation, forage, fuel, straw, stationery, and...medical assistance
quarters intended are those of a temporary kind
the power to provide them shall not extend to the building or repairing of barracks
no repairs shall be made to any barrack or building which shall incur a disbursement of money exceeding fifty dollars
the commandant of a particular fort or post having no intermediate superior shall incur no expense for repairs...which may require a disbursement exceeding fifty dollars
these regulations admit of exceptions in cases of extraordinary emergency and of peculiar urgency
exceptions in such cases where the remoteness of a fort or post shall render the application of these regulations manifestly inconvenient
entrusting a large discretion to the commandant of such fort or post
the Quartermaster General, his deputies and assistants are primarily charged with the making of the disbursements in the cases aforementioned
document number
1799099937000
Item sets
Document instances
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |