"And all the troubles of managerial jobs?"
"Those tireless paper work in unending flood, bombarding his table from congress and state legislatures including the growing cost of managing protracted wars, recruitments,food supplies, paraphernalia of offices for army officers, clothing,arms and munitions,prisoners and the challenges of issuing orders,dispute arbitration flooded his desk .It was Hamilton that came to his aid the only man with fluent pen out of all Washington's aides that came to his succour .More than a passive passionate stenographer 's task to become the chief secretary taking care of these burdens,he was blessed with ambidextrous skills project easily introspectively into Washington using discretion to draft letters that accurately into the master's mind instead supervising letters formerly drafted by aides he came to fill the void with in-depth diplomatic skills as chernow once said ...."an inspired act of ventriloquism".Almost all field orders survived in Hamilton 's hands .According to Robert Troup that "The pen for our army was held by Hamilton and for dignity of manner ,pith of matter and elegance of style , General Washington's letters are unrivalled in military annals."He was the best military adviser America ever had not just under Washington and was unbeatable by the quality of those admonition by all ramifications which covers any weakness whatsoever in his boss abilities.He was very versed in military service and the advice enabled the general to pass through difficult times.Within short period he was drafting letters,to state governors, congress,most powerful generals in the continental army and was issuing orders before long having access to all the confidential information in the treasury.Timothy Pickering the adjutant general said he was more than the leading scribe in the headquarters.Even as aide-de-camp did all the writings and correspondences and o er the course of time evolved from mere private secretary into the post of full chief of staff went to combat with Washington conversed on diplomatic missions,settled army squabbles,internal wranglings,with generals, through intelligence and bargain prisoners exchanges .He was given a holistic control on the military political economic wide view that boosted his intellectual development.Washinghton was more or less a defacto president controlling both political and military side granting concession where necessary among patriots placating the continental army which insisted on army supervision and coordination of plans with thirteen warring states.Both had campaigned for a strong central government and strong army to reduce local rivalries and also thought about general warfare .These first springs later culminate into the constitution and the federalist party.Not worry of the dissension,cowardice and avarice of politicians in Philadelphia and associated backstabbings as soldiers bled in the field."
"The first weeks with Washington he set up of new York committee of correspondence."
"It was a network of intelligence reporting that placed him in regular contact at home with governor Morris, Robert Livingston and John Jay.It became the future foundation of his home political base.Infact he barred his general opinion on April 20,1777 when the constitution of new York was approved.He had commented the election of new York governor was saddled in the wisdom of the select few rather than affairs to be decided by the medley.He also opposed a distinct senate solely elected by property owning voters that it will lead into aristocratic body and not democratical and huge landowners were disappointed.,...."
"Why?"
"Because aristocrat like General Philip Schuyler of Albany his future father in law was defeated for Governor George Clinton who championed small farmers who later became his fiend like Aaron Burr "
"He had a knack for shooting himself on the feet most times "
"Exactly, sometimes that was trademark Hamilton.He later inherited Schuyler Clinton feud .
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