I could have enlisted many more men...
Document 1799"I have received your letter of the 6th instant covering a new set of Recruiting Instructions...I repeatedly reported to the Secretary of War last fall that I could have enlisted many more men, indeed treble the number, if furnished with money and advice for that purpose. I never was informed what the establishment was, or is, to be nor how many men I should enlist."
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
"I have received your letter of the 6th instant covering a new set of Recruiting Instructions...I repeatedly reported to the Secretary of War last fall that I could have enlisted many more men, indeed treble the number, if furnished with money and advice for that purpose. I never was informed what the establishment was, or is, to be nor how many men I should enlist."
Date
06/24/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Collection
Document number
1799062460000
Note
There is a copy in Irvine's handwriting.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Callender Irvine
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Notable locations
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Notable items
Recruiting Instructions