Illness of the Troops, Etc.
Document 1800Pinckney observes that since he has removed the troops near Harpers Ferry to the camp on the high ground their illness has considerably decreased. In the 8th and 9th Regiments there have been 14 deaths, yet reports say that more than that number have been lost daily.
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Pinckney observes that since he has removed the troops near Harpers Ferry to the camp on the high ground their illness has considerably decreased. In the 8th and 9th Regiments there have been 14 deaths, yet reports say that more than that number have been lost daily.
Date
05/13/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Shephard's Town
Collection
Document number
1800051360000
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Hamilton to Pinckney, 05/23/1800.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
William Bentley
infantry
William Henderson
regiment
recruits
Notable locations
Shephard's Town
Harper's Ferry
Virginia
West Virginia
Cantonment