[ENCLOSURE] Employment of Soldiers
Document 1800Discussed employing soldiers during the summer months to dig a canal. This work would ward off idleness and would encourage discipline however the soldiers that were proposed to dig canal have little military training and Pinckney believed they would be better served training in military maneuvers. Cited public works projects in Scotland and in France.
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Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Discussed employing soldiers during the summer months to dig a canal. This work would ward off idleness and would encourage discipline however the soldiers that were proposed to dig canal have little military training and Pinckney believed they would be better served training in military maneuvers. Cited public works projects in Scotland and in France.
Date
02/10/1800
Recipient
Sent from
Shephard's Town
Collection
Document number
1800021040000
Note
Enclosed in Pinckney to Hamilton, 02/10/1800.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Abraham Shepard
soldier
Louis XIV
Notable locations
Shephard's Town
Harper's Ferry
Head Quarters
Virginia
canal
Cantonment
Scotland
Highlands
France
Notable items
supplies
provisions
pick axe
spade
liquor