I decline moving a detachment to Easton...
Document 1799Adlum notifies Hamilton that he will not move a detachment from Reading to Easton and declares that in fact his force should be augmented if they are to maintain peace in the region.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Adlum notifies Hamilton that he will not move a detachment from Reading to Easton and declares that in fact his force should be augmented if they are to maintain peace in the region.
Date
07/02/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Reading, Pennsylvania
Collection
Document number
1799070260000
Note
Cited in Adlum to Hamilton, 07/22/1799.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
John Adlum
Notable locations
Reading, Pennsylvania
Easton
Notable items
[I] assumed the command of the detachment at this place [Reading]
to take away a part of the troops from this place would have a bad effect
I have determined to decline sending a detachment for the present to Easton