Dayton's Recruits to Governors Island, Etc.
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Dayton's Recruits to Governors Island, Etc.
Description
Lieutenant Elmer has been unsuccessful in the recruiting service at New Brunswick so he is to repair to New York and place himself under Thompson's orders. Lieutenant Dayton, at Elizabeth Town, has been directed to send the recruits he has enlisted to Governors Island.
year created
1795
month created
03
day created
05
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Captain Alexander Thompson
Timothy Pickering, Secretary of War
Lieutenant Dayton
Lieutenant Elmer
recruits
non commissioned officers
privates
recruiting service
notable location
War Office
Elizabeth Town
Governor's Island
New Brunswick
New York
New Jersey
notable item/thing
enlistment
small recruiting party
last return amounted to seventeen non-commissioned and privates
document number
1795030500001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AQA02 (2 pages) | Collection: Thompson Family Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Thompson | [unknown] | [n/a] |