Rand Should Be Discharged Due to Extreme Intemperance, Etc.
Document 1799Gates recommends that elderly 42-year-old Abraham Rand be discharged from the service due to his extreme intemperance. He notes that he now commands 74 men and does not have enough clothing and blankets for them.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Description
Gates recommends that elderly 42-year-old Abraham Rand be discharged from the service due to his extreme intemperance. He notes that he now commands 74 men and does not have enough clothing and blankets for them.
Date
02/13/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Castle William, Harbour of Boston
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799021340001
Note
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 22. Enclosed in McHenry to Hamilton, 02/22/1799
Notable persons
James McHenry
Lemuel Gates
Abraham Rand
company under my command
young hardy men
Notable locations
Castle William, Harbour of Boston
Notable items
justice to the service
sufficient supply of clothing and blankets