Marching Orders
Document 1800Transfer all information regarding recruiting to Major Kingsbury who will assume Buell's post and Buell is to proceed immediately to Pittsburgh and await further instruction.
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Inspector Office
City of Washington
June 15th 1800
The Regiment to which you belong being routed to take post near the mouths of the [undecipherable], when your services can no longer be dispensed with— The General directs, that you surrender your present charge, with all the rules and Instructions you may have received, and any information you possess relative to the [Recruiting] service, to Major Kingsbury, taking his duplicate receipts for the same; one of which to be transmitted to this [Office] and that you then proceed without loss of time to Pittsbugh in the state of Pennsylvania, where you will receive his further Instructions.
I wish you an agreeable trip and am
Sir
Your Obd't Serv't
[undecipherable] Insp. & Insp. p[undecipherable]
[Major Dale]
[Addressed to: [undecipherable] Capt [undecipherable] Infantry, [undecipherable], Connecticut]
[Postal notation: PAID]
[Circular postmark: NOV 13]
[Endorsement left margin: [undecipherable]]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Transfer all information regarding recruiting to Major Kingsbury who will assume Buell's post and Buell is to proceed immediately to Pittsburgh and await further instruction.
Date
11/13/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
City of Washington
Collection
Document number
1800111390001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Major John H. Buell
Thomas H Cushing
Major Kingsbury
Kingsburg
General
Notable locations
Hartford, Connecticut
City of Washington
mouth of the Ohio
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Notable items
recruiting service
duplicate receipts

