Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

Description

Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Discussed frequency of receiving correspondence on relative rank of field officers and the influence rank has on rations. Hamilton desired the issue of rations, quantity, and price be settled universally. Enclosed commission of Lieut. Flagg and his resignation letter.

year created

1800

month created

03

day created

24

sent from location

New York

recipient

in collection

note

Draft of a letter that is dated, 03/25/1800. Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 03/26/1800.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Nathan Rice
field officers

notable location

New York

notable item/thing

provisions
rations

notable idea/issue

resignation
commission
supply
rules
regulations

document number

1800032440000

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]