Deployment of Troops
Document 1799Hamilton worries that committing too large a force to the southern frontiers will substantially weaken military strength on the northwestern frontier.
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Type
Autograph Draft Document
Description
Hamilton worries that committing too large a force to the southern frontiers will substantially weaken military strength on the northwestern frontier.
Date
10/22/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799102240000
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Deputy Paymaster Generals
Clothiers
Notable locations
New York
our northwestern and southwestern frontiers
Tennessee
Georgia
the Ohio
Notable items
disposition of the troops in the Western Country
greater facility of reinforcement
quartermaster's department