Change in the Association of the Officers, Etc.

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Change in the Association of the Officers, Etc.

Description

Rice explains his choice of Brookfield as the rendezvous of a recruiting subdistrict because it would be more likely to attract recruits to the Army rather than the sea service as at the previous site. He lists the assignment of officers to the towns designated as rendezvouses for the subdistricts and discusses the vacancies in his regiment.

year created

1799

month created

05

day created

23

author

sent from location

Boston

recipient

in collection

note

Cited in Hamilton to Rice, 05/31/1799.

cited note

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

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
Nathan Rice
young men within the limits of the 2nd District
enlist as soldiers
Captain Draper, an inhabitant of Brookfield
his 2nd Lieutenant, Mr. Durant
Captain Brown with his 2nd Lieutenant, Mr. Harrington
Major Walker
Captain Chandler
Captain Thwing
Captain Tolman
Captain Emery
Lieutenant Rand
Major Winslow
Surgeons and the mates

notable location

Boston
Brookfield as the rendezvous of a subdistrict
remove [the rendezvous] at Bridgewater to Brookfield
Worcester
Boston
Dedham
Taunton
Plymouth

notable item/thing

division of my circle into subdistricts
recruiting service
entring the sea service
superior emoluments
appointment in the Army
desire of Colonel Hunewell
15th Circle
15th Regiment
considerable distance from the places of their abode
good of the service
other exchange of offiers
vacancies in the regiment
applications for my influence in obtaining appointments

document number

1799052360000

Document instances

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Document names

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