Second Company of A & E Should Be Ordered to Bretons Point, Etc.

Item

Type

Copy of document

Title

Second Company of A & E Should Be Ordered to Bretons Point, Etc.

Description

Tousard makes a number of recommendations relative to the deployment of forces in the northeast.

year created

1799

month created

02

day created

10

author

sent from location

New Port

recipient

in image

note

Mostly illegible.
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 22. Enclosed in McHenry to Hamilton, 02/21/1799

notable person/group

James McHenry
Lewis Tousard
second company of Artillerists and Engineers
Captain John Henry and his company
Captain McClallen
two commandants
Captain Elliott
the army
field officers

notable location

Bretons Point
eastern harbors
New York
Goat Island
War Office

notable item/thing

works
good of the service
qualifications
frequent travels
expense of their transport
garrison
double rations
forts
battalion
General Court Martial

document number

1799021040101

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (5 pages) WGN08 (5 pages) Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers R: 16
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Lewis Tousard New Port [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]