Assembling the Maryland militia

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Assembling the Maryland militia

Description

Secretary Hamilton writes the commanding officer of the Maryland militia, Samuel Smith, on assembling the militia to act against the insurgents. The place of rendezvous is Fort Cumberland. Requests that he open a correspondence with Governor Henry Lee of Virginia, in order for the militia of Virginia and Maryland to cooperate

year created

1794

month created

09

day created

15

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in collection

note

Letter not found; sold by Stan V. Henkels, Jr., February 23, 1915, Lot 186.
LS, sold by Stan V. Henkels, Jr., February 23, 1915, Lot 186.

notable person/group

Samuel Smith
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Sim Lee
militia
governor
Henry Lee
insurgents
rebels

notable location

War Department
Maryland
Fort Cumberland
Virginia
Winchester

notable item/thing

inspection
insurrection
rebellion

document number

1794091500300

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[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 War Department [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Smith [unknown] [n/a]