Transmit New Recruiting Instructions
Document 1799McHenry suggests that the new recruiting instructions should be forwarded to the officers who are enlisting men for the Regiment of Artillery and the four old Regiments of Infantry and to the Contractors who may be affected by the changes.
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[Sec of War / May 11. 1799 / recing [undecipherable]]
[War department
information to
James McHenry
Contractors —]
Major Genl Alexander Hamiltons
New Yorks
War department May 11. 1799.
Sir,
If the new recruiting instructions have not been forwarded to the several Officers who are inlisting men for the Regiments of Artillery and four old Regiments of Infantry, whose names & places of Rendezvous are contained in the list some time since sent you, I would suggest the propriety of your transmitting them as early as possible together with the law making an alteration in the Rations.
Will it not be proper that the several Contractors should be notified of the alteration that they may govern themselves accordingly?
I am Sir
with great respect
Your obed servant
James McHenry
Major General Hamilton
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Description
McHenry suggests that the new recruiting instructions should be forwarded to the officers who are enlisting men for the Regiment of Artillery and the four old Regiments of Infantry and to the Contractors who may be affected by the changes.
Date
05/11/1799
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Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799051100201
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1
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
Regiments of Artillery
four old Regiments of Infantry
Contractors
Notable items
recruiting instructions
names and places of rendezvous
law making an alteration in the rations