Circular to the Commanding Officers
Document 1799"A letter from the Secretary of War places under my superintendence the posts and troops under your immediate command. All further communications therefore respecting them, including reports and returns, are to be addressed to me not as heretofore to the Secretary of War..."
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Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
"A letter from the Secretary of War places under my superintendence the posts and troops under your immediate command. All further communications therefore respecting them, including reports and returns, are to be addressed to me not as heretofore to the Secretary of War..."
Date
02/15/1799
Author
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799021537000
Note
This letter is the same as the Circular to the Commanding Officers at New York and West Point, 01/30/1799. Cited in Rivardi to Hamilton, 03/21/1799 and Burbeck to Hamilton, 06/18/1799.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Commanding Officers in Northern and Western United States
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
posts and troops under your immediate command
further communications
reports and returns