Defense of Ports and Hamilton's Role
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Defense of Ports and Hamilton's Role
Description
Letter; mentions defense of ports and Hamilton's role; mentions volunteer companies and appointments to command.
short description
Ltr; men port defense & appointments
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
08
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
Albany
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Jay to Hamilton, 11/26/1798.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
Troupe
troops
volunteer companies
Pendleton
notable location
Albany
New York
notable item/thing
suggestion
letter
defense of our forts
a change of this kind would on various accounts
ill-natured criticism
equally disposed to be useful to the public and to second you in the objects of your administration
organizing the volunteer companies in one corps
idea
appointment
command
accounts
money
volunteer companies
document number
1798090815002
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) | AGB19 (2 pages) | Collection: John Jay Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Jay | Albany | [n/a] |