The Practice of Annexing Counties to Names
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
The Practice of Annexing Counties to Names
Description
Hamilton notes that the practice of annexing counties to the names of military nominations will almost certainly lead to errors and provides one example of such an error.
year created
1798
month created
12
day created
20
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 12/28/1798.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Andrew White
notable location
New York
Dutchess County
notable item/thing
military nominations
County
place of residence
document number
1798122040101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | WGK14 (2 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | R: 15 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |