Soldiers Subjected to Hard Labor, Etc.
Document 1800Soldiers who have committed a crime and sentenced to confinement and hard labor should be provided with clothing but it is Hamilton's wish that the clothing be of inferior quality so as to distinguish them from soldiers in general.
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Description
Soldiers who have committed a crime and sentenced to confinement and hard labor should be provided with clothing but it is Hamilton's wish that the clothing be of inferior quality so as to distinguish them from soldiers in general.
Date
03/27/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1800032737000
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Alexander Hamilton
criminal
Secretary of War
James McHenry
troops
soldiers
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
clothing