Comments on the Military Affairs of this Country

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Hamtramck provides a detailed assessment of what should be done to imrprove the military service of the United States.

Date

10/05/1799

Sent from

Fort Fayette Pittsburgh

Document number

1799100560000

Note

Cited in Hamilton to Hamtramck, 11/09/1799 and Hamilton to Hamtramck, 12/04/1799.

Notable persons

Alexander Hamilton
John F. Hamtramck
culprit
Secretary of War [McHenry]
foreigners

Notable locations

Fort Fayette Pittsburgh
Detroit
war office
garrison of Michillimackinac

Notable items

discipline
fachines
saucissons, gabions
field fortifications
batteries
court martial
trial
commission
rules of arithmetic
circular letter
water transportation
clothing for the summer
fortified town
recruiting service