Every State Should Provide a Regiment, Etc.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Every State Should Provide a Regiment, Etc.
Description
Gunn encloses a copy of the military bill reported to the Senate and asks Hamilton for amendments. He believes that every state should provide one regiment to the [Eventual] Army and that the endless debates in the House of Representatives only aid the enemy.
year created
1799
month created
01
day created
23
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
James Gunn
[James] McHenry
the President [John Adams]
House of Representatives
enemy
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
printed copy of the military bill reported to the Senate
Bill for regulating the hospital department
amendments
utility of a full colonel to a Regiment
plan for the Provisional Army
notable phrase
Our friends in the House of Representatives permit the enemy to gain time by long speeches.
document number
1799012390001
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | WGM02 (3 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | R: 15 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Gunn | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |