Major Hoops Commanding in place of Major Brooks
Document 1799Until Major Brooks takes his station at Fort Jay, Major Hoops will command in his absence so his orders should be followed and letters should be addrssed to him.
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Type
Autograph Draft Document
Description
Until Major Brooks takes his station at Fort Jay, Major Hoops will command in his absence so his orders should be followed and letters should be addrssed to him.
Date
06/05/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort McHenry
Collection
Document number
1799060537100
Note
The same letter was sent to George Ingersoll at West Point and Ebenezer Massey at Fort Mifflin.
Notable persons
Staats Morris, Commanding Officer at Fort McHenry near Baltimore
Alexander Hamilton
George Ingersoll at West Point
Ebenezer Massey, Commanding Officer at Fort Mifflin near Philadelphia
Major Hoops
Notable locations
Fort McHenry
Garrison Posts within the vicinity of the sea board in the States of Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York
Fort Jay
Notable items
command of Major Brooks