Letter from the President of the United States

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Letter from the President of the United States

Description

Letter from the President of the United States on his travels through Pennsylvania. Reports on "great complaints" from Colonel Francis Gurney's corps, a New Jersey brigade sent in to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion.

year created

1794

month created

10

day created

26

sent from location

Susquehanna Wrights Ferry

recipient

in collection

note

ALS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
army
Francis Gurney
corps
artillery
Thomas Mifflin
Clement Biddle
Quartermaster General
officers
soldiers
troops
Henry Lee
John Lynn
James Ross
William Findley
David Redlick
James Guthrie
governor

notable location

Susquehanna Wrights Ferry
North Mountain
Franklin County
Pennsylvania
Skinner's
Strasburgh
Virginia
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Yorktown
York Town

notable item/thing

horse
carriage
road
plate
spoon
glass
knife
encampment
winter

document number

1794102640000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
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[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author George Washington Susquehanna Wrights Ferry [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]