General Orders
Document 1800Notification that the rules for enlistment were changed. Instead of recruits being placed with a specific corps or regiment, they are simply to be enlisted for service to be determined. Allowance for the cadets at West Point and "upon the sea board" approved by the Secretary of War.
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Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Notification that the rules for enlistment were changed. Instead of recruits being placed with a specific corps or regiment, they are simply to be enlisted for service to be determined. Allowance for the cadets at West Point and "upon the sea board" approved by the Secretary of War.
Date
01/27/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1800012737000
Note
Signed by William North, Adjutant General
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of War
recruits
cadets
William North
Adjutant General
Notable locations
New York
West Point
fortifications
post
sea board
Notable items
allowance
ration
fuel
supplies
provisions