Regimental Staff Appointments

Item

Type

Autograph Draft Letter

Title

Regimental Staff Appointments

Description

Hamilton discusses the organization and appointments of officers to the regimental staff.

year created

1799

month created

03

day created

23

sent from location

New York

recipient

in image

note

This is a letter to Aaron Ogden with corrections in Hamilton's handwriting.
Cited in Rice to Hamilton, 04/13/1799.

cited note

Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
regimental staff
officers
the President [John Adams]
lieutenants
Quartermaster
Adjutant
Paymaster
[military] Companies
Majors

notable location

New York

notable item/thing

recruiting service
new system of orgnanization
direct sanction of the President
delay
plurality of voices
sufficient sureties
recommendations
list of the officers
just judgement
future discontent
alterations

document number

1799032390001

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) WGS21 (3 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 Alexander Hamilton New York [n/a]
Recipient Aaron Ogden [unknown] [n/a]