Mustering Troops for the Whiskey Rebellion

Item

Type

Autograph Draft Letter Signed

Title

Mustering Troops for the Whiskey Rebellion

Description

Refers to militia detachment assembling in New Jersey to march against insurgents in Western Pennsylvania. Requests supplies and transportation be provided and to locate points of rendezvous.The militia of Pennsylvania and New Jersey are to assemble at Carlisle.

year created

1794

month created

08

day created

17

sent from location

Treasury Department

recipient

sent to location

Trenton

in image

notable person/group

Abraham Hunt
Alexander Hamilton
Insurgents
Governor

notable location

Trenton
Treasury Department
Western Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Carlyle
Elizabeth
New Brunswick

notable item/thing

Supplies
Troops

document number

1794081700101

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) PCD11 (2 pages) Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. V:28, P:6
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Alexander Hamilton Treasury Department [n/a]
Recipient Abraham Hunt Trenton [n/a]