Distribution of Existing Military Authority
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Distribution of Existing Military Authority
Description
McHenry lists in detail Hamilton's responsibilities as Inspector General. In particular, he explains the deployment of troops and the means of communications between the various garrisons throughout the states and territories of the United States.
year created
1799
month created
02
day created
04
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Hamilton to McHenry, 02/11/1799; Hamilton to McHenry, 03/05/1799; McHenry to Hamilton, 03/21/1799; McHenry to Hamilton, 04/17/1799.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
Lieutenant General Washington
General [James] Wilkinson
Lt. Col. [Thomas] Butler
Lt. Col. [Henry] Gaither
Commandants of the several garrisons
President [John Adams]
Major General [Charles Cotesworth] Pinckney
Inspector General [Hamilton]
purveyor of public supplies
Light Horse or Hussars
Prussian Dragoons
companies of artillery
subalterns
Captains of Artillerists and Engineers
Volunteer Companies
judicious engineer
offenders
notable location
War Department
Lake Ontario
Oswego
Niagara
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Presqu'isle
Detroit
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
Michilimachinac
Miami River
Fort Wayne
tne Ohio
Fort Franklin
Fort Washington
Fort Massac
Chickasaw Bluffs
Walnut Hills
Natchez
Loftus' Heights
the Creek frontier of the State of Georgia
the Indian frontier of the State of Tennessee
Northwestern Territory
Pittburgh
Fort Washington
Detroit
Seat of Government
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Kentucky
Providence River near Uxbridge
Brunswick in New Jersey
Potomac near Harpers Ferry
Augusta
Falls of the Savannah
Boston
New Port
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Charleston
Southern Region
Mud Island
Norfolk
Cape Fear River
Charleston
mouth of St. Marys
notable item/thing
distribution of the existing military authority
Stations of the Troops
good of the service
garrisons
direct communications with the Department of War
map of the country
distance between garrisons
routes
serious inconveniences
unsettled state of things
Indian frontier
war
serious embarassments
fortifications on the seaboard
regulations
French ordinances
correspondence
subordinate commands
military discipline
inconvenient delays
immediate succours
emergencies
recruiting service
clothing
recruiting service
bounty
general rendezvous
qualifications of recruits
enlistments for the Cavalry
arms
Cuirasier
list of the officers
rations
permanent disposition of troops
reinforcements of the Western Army
disposition of the Artillery
battalion
tents
harmony among the officers
system of regulations
trade and defense
muster and pay rolls
returns deficiency of secure deposits
notable phrase
You will therefore be pleased, until otherwise instructed, to consider yourself invested with the entire command of all the troops in garrison on the northern lakes in the northwestern territory, including both banks of the Ohio and on the Mississippi.
In the prospect of a serious attack upon this country, the disposition of the Army ought to look emphatically to the Southern Region as that which is by far most likely to be the scene of action.
In the prospect of a serious attack upon this country, the disposition of the Army ought to look emphatically to the Southern Region as that which is by far most likely to be the scene of action.
document number
1799020400301
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (12 pages) | WGM23 (12 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 McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |