Inquiry into Major Rennselaer
Document 1800Hamilton provides information on the character and career of Major Van Rensselaer. He was the eldest captain of the Dragoons before the augmentation of the army and is a career soldier. Hamilton thinks a field office in the cavalry would be proper. Refers Dexter to General Wilkinson for further information on Van Rensselaer's character and notes that the Major is a cousin of Mrs. Hamilton.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Hamilton provides information on the character and career of Major Van Rensselaer. He was the eldest captain of the Dragoons before the augmentation of the army and is a career soldier. Hamilton thinks a field office in the cavalry would be proper. Refers Dexter to General Wilkinson for further information on Van Rensselaer's character and notes that the Major is a cousin of Mrs. Hamilton.
Date
08/08/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Collection
Document number
1800080860003
Page start
1
Notable persons
James Wilkinson
Alexander Hamilton
Major Solomon Van Rensselaer
dragoons
cavalry
field officer
General Wilkinson
President
Mrs. Hamilton
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
Notable locations
New York
War Department
Notable items
augmentation of the army
promotion
military affairs
character
kinship