The Virtues of Tioga Point as a Recruiting Rendezvous
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
The Virtues of Tioga Point as a Recruiting Rendezvous
Description
Sounding like the President of the Tioga Point Chamber of Commerice, Kirkland extols the virtues of Tioga Point as a recruiting rendezvous.
year created
1799
month created
01
day created
29
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Partially illegible;
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 22.
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 22.
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
George W. Kirkland
Secretary of War [McHenry]
troops
superior officers
notable location
southern part of the state of New York
Tioga Point
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Hudson River
notable item/thing
note from the Secretary of War
appointment as a Captain of Infantry
my acceptance
appropriate rendezvous for recruiting
personal convenience
private benefit
public interest
soldier
enclosed prospectus
settlement at Tioga
respectable inland town
trading or mercantile houses
mechanics
market town
metropolis
adjacent settlements
resort
business
amusement
expense of transporting arms
rations
superior judgement
soldiery
document number
1799012960101
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | WGM12 (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 | George W. Kirkland | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |