Allotment of Rations, Forage, Spirits,and Women
Document 1799Hamilton describes the rules regarding the allotment of rations, forage, and spirits to officers and men but there are no established rules on the subject of forage or provision of artificers for the Infantry. Four women are allowed to a company.
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Type
Draft Document
Description
Hamilton describes the rules regarding the allotment of rations, forage, and spirits to officers and men but there are no established rules on the subject of forage or provision of artificers for the Infantry. Four women are allowed to a company.
Date
11/02/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799110237900
Note
Draft in the handwriting of Thomas Y. Howe.
Notable persons
James Read
Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of War [McHenry]
artificers for the infantry
women
General Pinckney
Notable locations
New York
Avery's borough
Notable items
forage
furlough
half a gill of spirits
recruiting service