Rules & Regulations Respecting the Recruiting Service
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Rules & Regulations Respecting the Recruiting Service
Description
Explains the rules and regulations regarding the recruiting service with emphasis on those who are eligible for enlistment. Only citizens can be enlisted but persons not born in a specific State who lived in same before July 4, 1796 may be declared citizens for the purpose of enlistment. Anyone who has immigrated since that day must produce a certificate of naturalization from a magistrate or court before he can be enlisted. Neither apprentices nor intoxicated persons may be enlisted.
short description
Rules & Regulations Respecting the Recruiting Service
year created
1799
month created
06
day created
06
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
note
General Orders of Major General Hamilton for publication.
recipient note
Commanding Officers of the Mississippi
notable person/group
Abraham R. Ellery
Commanding Officer on the Mississippi
Alexander Hamilton
magistrates
citizens
immigrants
apprentices
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
instructions
citizenship
enlistment
inlistment
immigration
certificate of naturalization
affidavit of two reputable inhabitants of the country
recruitment
oaths
residency
money
age
intoxication
justice
propriety
conduct of hte military service
notable idea/issue
citizenship
nationality
notable phrase
"a faithful army is preferable to a numerous one"
document number
1799060637501
page start
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (9 pages) | YTW08 (9 pages) | Collection: Orderly Book for the Company of Capt. John Steele, May-Oct 1799. (RG98) | Orderly Book, John Steele, RG98 |
| [view document] (11 pages) | YTW08a (11 pages) | Collection: Orderly Book for the Company of Capt. John Steele, May-Oct 1799. (RG98) | Orderly Book, John Steele, RG98 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Abraham R. Ellery | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Commanding Officer on the Mississippi | [unknown] | [n/a] |