Useful Employment of the Galley "Senator Ross"
Document 1799Hamilton recommends that the galley "Senator Ross", recently built at Pittsburgh, should be employed on the lower posts of the Mississippi and manned by officers and men detached from the line who have the necessary marine knowledge.
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Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Hamilton recommends that the galley "Senator Ross", recently built at Pittsburgh, should be employed on the lower posts of the Mississippi and manned by officers and men detached from the line who have the necessary marine knowledge.
Date
04/29/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799042937101
Notable persons
John F Hamtramck
Alexander Hamilton
Commander of the Western Army [General James Wilkinson]
officers and men to be detached from the line
Notable locations
New York
Massac
lower posts on the Mississippi
Notable items
galley lately built at Pittsburgh called the "Senator Ross"
useful employment of this galley
the most fit destination
sufficient marine knowledge