Regimental surgeons and chaplains
Document 1799Encloses a copy of correspondence between himself and Major General Pinckney, along with a letter to Colonels Rice and Hunnewell on candidates for regimental surgeons and surgeons' mates. States the current numbers of troops on the frontier are not sufficient. Also mentions potential religious instruction for the troops.
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Type
Draft Letter
Description
Encloses a copy of correspondence between himself and Major General Pinckney, along with a letter to Colonels Rice and Hunnewell on candidates for regimental surgeons and surgeons' mates. States the current numbers of troops on the frontier are not sufficient. Also mentions potential religious instruction for the troops.
Date
07/31/1799
Author
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799073100201
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Charles Cotesworth Pinkney
surgeons
Rice
Richard Hunnewell
candidates
officers
mates
regiments
cavalry
military
infantry
chaplain
Notable locations
Frontier
Northwest
Mississippi
Tennessee
Georgia
Massachusetts
Brunswick
New Jersey
Augusta
Savannah
district
Notable items
Artillery
station
appointment