| Date |
February 18, 1799 |
| Author Name |
Alexander Hamilton (primary) Location: New York |
| Recipient Name |
Simon Elliot (primary) |
| Summary |
Associated with his duties as Inspector General, Hamilton announces that he is now superentendent of the recruiting service. He directs that the State of Massachusetts should be divided into four recruiting districts and twenty sub-districts and from each sub-district one company is to be recruited. |
| Document Format |
Autograph Draft |
| Document Notes |
Cited in Sedgwick to Hamilton, 02/22/1799; and Hamilton to Hunewell and Rice, 04/10/1799. |
| Content Notes |
[not available] |
| Related Persons/Groups |
Alexander Hamilton; Simon Elliot; additional troops which are intended to be raised; two regiments of infantry; Company to be raised; field officers; General Brooks; ; |
| Related Places |
New York; Massachusetts; ; |
| Keywords |
recruiting service; duties of Inspector General; Department of War; my superintendence; the districts; sub-districts; rendezvouses; plan for the distribution of the state into the necessary number of districts and sub-districts; zeal and activity; ; |
| Key Phrases |
[not available] |
| Transcription |
[not available] |
