A Lamentable Lack of Necessaries & Organization
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
A Lamentable Lack of Necessaries & Organization
Description
Gibbs assesses the recruiting potential and deficiencies in stores, equipage, and organization of the Provisional Army.
year created
1798
month created
12
day created
16
author
sent from location
Boston
recipient
sent to location
New York
in collection
in image
note
Partially illegible.
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Caleb Gibbs
troops at Castle Island
the [military] Company
Non-Commissioned Officers
young men from twenty to twenty five years of age
troops
Officers
the butcher
Jonathan Jackson
yeomanry of New England
commissioned officer
supervisor of district
national legislature
President United States
notable location
New York
Boston
Castle Island
New England
Massachusetts
Vermont
notable item/thing
inspection
muster
ideas respecting recruiting
music
necessaries
commissary
Quarter Master
supplies of the troops
public papers
company book
muster and pay rolls
large regiments
orderly books
farms
orderly books
recruiting
notable phrase
The troops here are in great want of many necessaries. They want to be systematized.
document number
1798121790001
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | WGK07 (4 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | R: 15 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Caleb Gibbs | Boston | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |