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Document 1798Along with an exteract explaining many of his thoughts on internal defense, Hamilton includes additional observations regarding the reduction of military forces, the efficacy of militias; defects in the military establishment, the Provisional Army, and appropriations for fortifications.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Along with an exteract explaining many of his thoughts on internal defense, Hamilton includes additional observations regarding the reduction of military forces, the efficacy of militias; defects in the military establishment, the Provisional Army, and appropriations for fortifications.
Date
12/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798122790001
Note
A copy in the handwriting of Philip Church.
Notable persons
Harrison Gray Otis
Alexander Hamilton
our enemy
Commander in Chief [Washington]
Department of War
Congress
the Minister
militia
General Washington
Notable locations
New York
West India Islands
Notable items
apology
extract of a letter
reduction of the actual force
internal disorders
efficacy of militia
western expedition
alarm as to the perserverance of the troops
serious resistance
precarioius times
defects in the military establishment
reform economy
efficiency
ample communication
silence
Provisional Army
reliance of the government on the militia
expensive appropriations
fortifications
misapplication of money
arsenals
dock yards