Letter to the Secretary at War
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter to the Secretary at War
Description
Letter, discusses list of officers appointed in Rhode Island; discuesses recruiting service.
short description
Ltr, dis recruiting service.
year created
1788
month created
02
day created
14
author
sent from location
Norwih
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Samuel Huntington
notable location
Norwich
notable item/thing
non-commissioned officers and privates are to be raised by voluntary inlistment
recruiting officers receive from the war office the particular terms & encouragements in detail
Acts of Congress
soldiers
terms & encouragements which are offered held out to them in the most explicit detail
my letter
transmitted to the War Office a list of the officers appointed in this state in pursuance of the Resolution of Congress
those officers are supposed to be all the officers now in actual service on the western frontiers
information
officers accept their respective appointments
recruiting service
document number
1788021440001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AYA02 (2 pages) | Collection: Misc Mss | Ms Amer 1788 F14 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Huntington | Norwih | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |