Winter Disposition for the 5th, 6th, and 7th Regiments

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Type

Draft Document

Description

Hamilton contends that the 5th, 6th, and 7th Regiments should remain in their respective states for the winter rather than removing to Augusta. This disposition would be particularly beneficial to the recruiting service.

Date

10/23/1799

Sent from

New York

Document number

1799102337000

Note

Draft in the handwriting of Ethan Brown.

Notable persons

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Alexander Hamilton
Seventh Regiment
5th Regiment
6th Regiment
Secretary of War [McHenry]
battalion of artillery
Paymaster General [Swan]
Mrs. Hamilton
[Ethan Brown]

Notable locations

New York
Augusta [Georgia]
Harpers Ferry

Notable items

winter
recruiting service
Mrs.PInckney's heatlh
.