Recruiting Instructions for Jedediah Rogers

Item

Type

Typed Document

Title

Recruiting Instructions for Jedediah Rogers

Description

Form document with personal note by Knox on only placing men with good character into position of Lieut. due to amount of pay.

year created

1792

month created

05

day created

07

author

sent from location

Philadelphia

in collection

in image

notable person/group

Henry Knox
Jedediah Rogers
Lieutenant
Captain
cavalry
healthy young men
contractor
recruits

notable location

Philadelphia
New York
Connecticut
West Point
barracks

notable item/thing

barrack utensils
clothing
accoutrements
arms
guns
rations
straw
fuel

notable idea/issue

medical assistance
recruiting
rules
articles
mutiny
desertion

document number

1792050700101

page start

1

number of pages

4

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) AHC04 (4 pages) Collection: Cherry Hill Collection Box 12, F:2

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox Philadelphia [n/a]