Division of Circle 14 into Sub-Districts

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Division of Circle 14 into Sub-Districts

Description

Rices describes in detail how, following the geographical rule, he has divided Circle 14 of the State of Massachusetts into sub-districts.

year created

1799

month created

04

day created

28

author

sent from location

Boston

recipient

in image

note

Enclosure: Distribution and Assignment of the 14th Circle in the State of Massachusetts into Sub-Districts, under the direction of Lieut. Colonel Commandant Rice.
Cited in Hamilton to Rice, 05/09/1799.

cited note

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

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
Nathan Rice
Colonel [Richard] Hunnewell
General [John] Brooks
commanding officer at each rendezvous
paymaster
tailors
my regimental staff

notable location

Boston
Western extremity of the State
Counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, and two-thirds of Worcester
Suffolk
Norfolk
Bristol
Plymouth
Barnstable
Dukes County
Nantucket
places of rendezvous
Sommerset

notable item/thing

your directions
division of the State into sub-districts
circle 14
alterations
geographical rule
districts
mode of division
equal division of the inhabitants
compactness of each circle
names of the principal officers of each sub-district
distribution of clothing to the recruits
economy
expense of transportation
danger of loss in distribution
regimental deposit and issue
recruiting service
prompt issue of the clothes
superintendence of the issues
character of a soldier
barracks
supplies
rank of the officers commanding regiments
duties

document number

1799042860100

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) WGW02 (4 pages) Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers R: 17
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Nathan Rice Boston [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]