Men of Colour, Etc.
Document 1800Hamilton explains that he does not think it is proper that men of color [colour] should be enlisted but it is proper that persons who can be useful in instructing others should be retained for that purpose.
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Description
Hamilton explains that he does not think it is proper that men of color [colour] should be enlisted but it is proper that persons who can be useful in instructing others should be retained for that purpose.
Date
04/21/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1800042137000
Notable persons
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Alexander Hamilton
Beall
men of color
Negro
blacks
instructor
Sparks
governor
Sevier
Notable locations
New York
Head Quarters