Demand for clothing among the troops
Document 1800Encloses copy of a letter from Col. Rice relative to the issue of clothing for his troops. States that if the troops are not to be disbanded by the end of the year, they will be in a "very naked and distressed situation, unless clothing be issued."
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Type
Draft Letter
Description
Encloses copy of a letter from Col. Rice relative to the issue of clothing for his troops. States that if the troops are not to be disbanded by the end of the year, they will be in a "very naked and distressed situation, unless clothing be issued."
Date
05/13/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Collection
Document number
1800051340001
Page start
1
Note
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 24.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Rice
troops
Congress
regiments
recruits
recruiters
soldiers
Notable locations
New York
Oxford
Notable items
Clothing
[supplies]
[provisions]
enlistment
regulations