Recruiting Service Accounts
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Recruiting Service Accounts
Description
Monies advanced to the Commandants of the Districts for the Recruiting Service are to be settled according to regulations. Maj. Daniel Jackson, Commandant of the District including Massachusetts and Maine includes the following officers: Capt. Amos Stoddart at Portland, Capt. Samuel Gates at Boston, and Lt. George Washington Duncan at Marblehead. Maj. Adam Hoops is the Commandant for the district including New York and New Jersey includes the following officers: Capt. Walter Livingstone Cochran at Albany, Capt. John Henry at New York, Lt. Horatio Dayton at Elizabeth Town, Ensign William Boote at New Brunswick, and Capt. James Stille at Trenton.
year created
1798
month created
10
day created
05
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
sent to location
War Department
in collection
notable person/group
William Simmons
James McHenry
accountant
Secretary of War
commandant
Major Daniel Jackson, Commandant of the District including Massachusetts and Maine
Captain Amos Stoddart
Samuel Gates
Lieutenant George Washington Duncan
Major Adam Hoops
Commandant for the district New York and New Jersey
Captain Walter Livingstone Cochran
Captain John Henry
Lieutenant Horatio Dayton
Ensign William Boote
Captain James Stille
notable location
War Department
Massachusetts
Maine Portland
Boston
Marblehead
New York
New Jersey
Elizabeth Town
New Brunswick
Trenton
notable item/thing
recruiting
accounts
advances
monies
appointments
instructions
document number
1798100500201
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) | ZJS13 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 59 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZJS13a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 59 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | War Department | [n/a] |