Your Country Needs You!
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Your Country Needs You!
Description
Hamilton enlists General Gunn's service in the Provisional Army.
year created
1798
month created
12
day created
16
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
New York
in collection
in image
note
Copy in the handwriting of Philip Church.
Cited in Gunn to Hamilton, 12/19/1798.
Cited in Gunn to Hamilton, 12/19/1798.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
James Gunn
Alexander Hamilton
enemy
notable location
New York
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
military service
military operations
notable phrase
With such an enemy we shall want men who will not barely do their duty, but will do it with an energy equal to all dangers.
document number
1798121690001
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | WGK06 (2 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | R: 15 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James Gunn | New York | [n/a] |