Appointment as Commandant of Massachusetts Recruiters; Duties & Regulations for That Office
Document 1798Appoints Jackson as commandant of recruiting parties in Massachusetts; orders him to inspect Castle Island and report on its readiness to receive recruits, once the convicts detained there have been removed. Notifies Jackson of the commanders now recruiting in his district; specifies certain recruiting regulations as suspended during the current mobilization. These stipulations are meant to confirm that extra allowances of ration or money are not currently applicable.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Appoints Jackson as commandant of recruiting parties in Massachusetts; orders him to inspect Castle Island and report on its readiness to receive recruits, once the convicts detained there have been removed. Notifies Jackson of the commanders now recruiting in his district; specifies certain recruiting regulations as suspended during the current mobilization. These stipulations are meant to confirm that extra allowances of ration or money are not currently applicable.
Date
09/10/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798091000601
Page start
7
Note
Enclosed in McHenry to Adams, 09/15/1798.
Notable persons
Major Daniel Jackson
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Captain Lemuel Gates
field officer
commandant
recruits
Second Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
Captain Amos Stoddard
George Washington Duncan
command
convicts
Notable locations
War Department
Castle Island
Massachusetts
Boston
Portland
Maine
Marblehead
Notable items
regulations
rules
appointment
recruiting
stationary
postage
letters
recruiting station
rations