Division of the State of Rhode Island into Recruiting Districts
Document 1799Green provides his suggestions as to how Rhode Island should be divided into recruiting districts.
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[Docket: c. Greene / ag 23. 1799. / a. [undecipherable] / vermont]
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Division of the State of Rhode Island into three Distri[cts] [remainder of line cut off]
1st District To be composed of the Counties of } Head Quarters
Newport and Bristol — } at [undecipherable]
at Newport
2d Dt The County of Providence — Providence
3d Dt To be composed of the Counties of } [undecipherable]
Washington and Kent — } [undecipherable]
Division of said State into four Districts —
1st District To be composed of the Counties of } Head Quarters
Newport and Bristol — } at [undecipherable]
at Newport
2d Dt The County of Providence excepting } Providence
the Towns of Gloucester and Foster }
3d Dt The County of Washington — South Kingston
4th Dt The County of Kent with the }
Towns of Gloucester and Foster from } [undecipherable]
the County of Providence — }
Type
Copy of document
Description
Green provides his suggestions as to how Rhode Island should be divided into recruiting districts.
Date
02/23/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Vermont
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799022360001
Note
Difficult to read.
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 22.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Ray Greene
Notable locations
Vermont
Rhode Island
County of Providence
County of Wilmington
Town of Gloucester
Notable items
four districts
headquarters

