Arrangement of Relative Rank & Importance of Chaplains
Document 1799Hamilton informs Col. Rice that the arrangement of relative rank does not meet with his approval. There is no provision in the law for chaplains but he believes that divine services for the men are important so he has written to the Secretary of War on the subject.
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Type
Autograph Letter
Description
Hamilton informs Col. Rice that the arrangement of relative rank does not meet with his approval. There is no provision in the law for chaplains but he believes that divine services for the men are important so he has written to the Secretary of War on the subject.
Date
11/14/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799111437800
Note
Cited in Rice to Hamilton, 11/24/1799.
Draft, in the handwriting of Thomas Y. Howe.
Notable persons
Nathan Rice
Alexander Hamilton
Mr. Radford
Secretary of War [McHenry]
cadet in your regiment
Chaplains
Paymaster General [Caleb Swan]
Captain Ellery, the Assistant Adjutant General
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
relative rank
Court Martial
trial