Your Superintendance of the Post & Troops Under My Command
Document 1799Captain Ingersoll acknowledges Hamilton's superitendance of the post and troops at West Point and his intention to forward all furure communications, including reports and returns, to Hamilton.
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Westpoint Feby 11. 1799.
Sir
Your order of the 30th Ulte. came to hand last evening, advising me of the order of the Secretary of War, placing under your Superintendence the Post & troops of my immediate Comm=and, and directing all future communications including Reports and Returns as heretofore to the Secretary of War to be addressed to you.
As soon as the Returns and Reports of what is under my immediate Command, can be made, they shall be transmitted to the Major General & Inspector agreeably to his order.
I am Sir with great respect
your Most Obedient
Sert
Jno Ingersoll
Capt 1 Regt A. & C.
Commanding
[Address leaf: Major Genl Alexr Hamilton Inspector U. States Army New York]
[Postal notation, upside down: Feb. 11 1799 — Capt Ingersoll]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Captain Ingersoll acknowledges Hamilton's superitendance of the post and troops at West Point and his intention to forward all furure communications, including reports and returns, to Hamilton.
Date
02/11/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
West Point
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799021160201
Note
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 22.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
George Ingersoll
Secretary of War [McHenry]
the Major General and Inspector [Hamilton]
Notable locations
New York
West Point
Notable items
future communications
reports
returns