Recruiting for the Legion of the United States

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Recruiting for the Legion of the United States

Description

Stagg orders Lt. Morris to the City of New York where he will recruit for the Legion of the United States. The men he enlists will be sent to West Point and assigned to Capt. Bezaleel Howe.

year created

1792

month created

12

day created

03

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Staats Morris
John Stagg Jr

notable location

War Department

document number

1792120315001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) XNB18 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 111
[view document] (2 pages) XNB18a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 111

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Stagg War Department [n/a]
Recipient Staats Morris [unknown] [n/a]