Captain Elliott's Services are Needed Immediately
Document 1799Captain McMillen must be relieved as soon as possible from the Company of Artillery at Northampton County so that he can be available to superintend the laboratory intended for the production of draughts for cannon.
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[Secy of War
April 24. 1799]
[Ag 143.]
War department 24 April 1799 —
Sir,
The services of Captain Elliott, who is with a Company of Artillery drawn from Fort Mifflin, and now in Northampton County, being indispensable to make draughts for Cannon and to superintend a Laboratory, which it is intended to commence without loss of time, I pray you to direct Captain McClellan, or any other Captain of the Corps you may think proper, to relieve him as soon as possible — Captain McClellan is mentioned, because it is understood that he has been with the detachment employed against the Northampton Insurgents —
I am Sir
with great respect
Your obedient Servant
James McHenry
Major General Hamilton
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Captain McMillen must be relieved as soon as possible from the Company of Artillery at Northampton County so that he can be available to superintend the laboratory intended for the production of draughts for cannon.
Date
04/24/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799042460101
Note
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 23.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
Captain Elliott
Company of Artillery drawn from Fort Mifflin
detachments employed against the Northampton insurgents
Notable locations
War Department
Fort Mifflin
Northampton County
Notable items
draughts for cannon