Comments on Recruiting and French Conquests
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Comments on Recruiting and French Conquests
Description
General Washington observes that recruiting seems to be going well in Virginia although an adequate supply of clothing would promote it even more. He observes that the miltiary success of France in Europe has been due more to the failure of the European powers to cooperate than to her own efforts.
year created
1799
month created
06
day created
19
author
sent from location
Mount Vernon
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
There is a draft in the handwriting of Tobias Lear.
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
[Tobias Lear]
artillery regiments
notable location
Mount Vernon
France owes the facility of her conquests more to the jealousy and want of cordial cooperation among the powers of Europe
notable item/thing
recruiting business has commenced in Virginia
no intelligence from the more distant parts of the State
a supply of clothing would promote this service hereabouts
selection of officers from North and South Carolina and Georgia
good of the service
information from Mr. King
[France's] desolating ravages
her armies have not only been checked but obliged to retreat
her internal affairs do not seem to be in the best situation
document number
1799061960000
Item sets
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Washington | Mount Vernon | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |