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Document 1799Hamilton's informs Wilkinson of the breadth of Hamilton's new command and orders him to Philadelphia to confer with him, Washington, and PInckney.
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Draft Letter
Description
Hamilton's informs Wilkinson of the breadth of Hamilton's new command and orders him to Philadelphia to confer with him, Washington, and PInckney.
Date
02/12/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New york
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799021237201
Page start
1
Note
Mostly illegible.
Notable persons
James Wilkinson
Alexander Hamilton
Commander in Chief [Washington]
Major General [Charles Cotesworth] PInckney
troops in the northwestern territory
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Notable locations
New york
garrisons on the northern lakes
both banks of the Ohio
States of Tennessee and Kentucky
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Notable items
sphere of our military arrangements
superintendance of our military force
different branches of the service
advancement of the service
foreign powers
command of the troops
confidence in your judgement
peace of the United States
chain of your command