Winter quarters somewhere in the vicinity of the Potomac...
Document 1799Hamilton explains his requirements for the location of winter quarters for the 8th, 9th, and 10th Regiments which he wants to be in the vicinity of the Potmac River near Harpers Ferry. He prefers to purchase the necessary land and stresses the need for dispatch due to the lateness of the season.
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Type
Autograph Draft Document
Description
Hamilton explains his requirements for the location of winter quarters for the 8th, 9th, and 10th Regiments which he wants to be in the vicinity of the Potmac River near Harpers Ferry. He prefers to purchase the necessary land and stresses the need for dispatch due to the lateness of the season.
Date
09/23/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799092337000
Note
Cited in Hamilton to Washington, 09/23/1799.
Notable persons
Thomas Parker
Alexander Hamilton
Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Regiments in winter quarters somewhere in the vicinity of the Potomac and near Harpers Ferry
General Pinckney
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Quartermaster's Department not being yet organized
Commander in Chief [Washington]
Notable locations
New York
Rhode Island
Federal City
Virginia
Notable items
hut
winter
wood for hutting
food
health of the troops
good water
terms upon which each spot may be purchased or hired
purchase will probably be most convenient
recruiting service