Division of New Jersey into Recruiting Districts

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Division of New Jersey into Recruiting Districts

Description

Ogden provides his suggestion for dividing New Jersey into recruiting districts.

year created

1799

month created

02

day created

23

author

sent from location

Elizabeth Town

recipient

sent to location

New York

in image

note

Partially illegible.
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 22.

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton, Inspector General
Aaron Ogden

notable location

New York
New Jersey
Bergen County
Oxford
Knowlton
Mansfield
Essex County
Morris County
Township of Balkenridge [?]
Elizabeth Town
Middlesex County
Somerset County
New Brunswick
Hunterdon [?] County
Township of Greenwich
Woodhouse in Sussex County
Trenton
Burlington County
Monmouth County
Township of Middletown
County of Gloucester
Cumberland
Cape May
Woodberry

notable item/thing

first sub-district
township
headquarters
Quaker district
my zeal

notable phrase

Being a Quaker district and for that reason not suitable for the recruiting service.

document number

1799022360101

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) WGO22 (4 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 Aaron Ogden Elizabeth Town [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton New York [n/a]