Orders to suspend march to West Point
Document 1795Pickering notes that the troops at West Point are sickly and therefore orders Captain Alexander Thompson to suspend the march there. Expresses a hope that measures taken will produce favorable change in health of men.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Pickering notes that the troops at West Point are sickly and therefore orders Captain Alexander Thompson to suspend the march there. Expresses a hope that measures taken will produce favorable change in health of men.
Date
07/31/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Collection
Document number
1795073100001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Captain Alexander Thompson
Timothy Pickering
sick troops
Secretary of War
Notable locations
War Office
West Point
Governors Island
New York
Notable items
health
march
sickness
orders