Circular on Recruiting Service
Document 1799Associated with his duties as Inspector General, Hamilton announces that he is now superentendent of the recruiting service. He directs that the State of Massachusetts should be divided into four recruiting districts and twenty sub-districts and from each sub-district one company is to be recruited.
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Autograph Draft
Description
Associated with his duties as Inspector General, Hamilton announces that he is now superentendent of the recruiting service. He directs that the State of Massachusetts should be divided into four recruiting districts and twenty sub-districts and from each sub-district one company is to be recruited.
Date
02/18/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799021837000
Note
Cited in Sedgwick to Hamilton, 02/22/1799; and Hamilton to Hunewell and Rice, 04/10/1799.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Simon Elliot
additional troops which are intended to be raised
two regiments of infantry
Company to be raised
field officers
General Brooks
Notable locations
New York
Massachusetts
Notable items
recruiting service
duties of Inspector General
Department of War
my superintendence
the districts
sub-districts
rendezvouses
plan for the distribution of the state into the necessary number of districts and sub-districts
zeal and activity