Throwing off their uniforms and appearing in frocks...
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Throwing off their uniforms and appearing in frocks...
Description
"...I have found many officers in my division very fond of throwing off their uniform and appearing in frocks. I have directed them always to wear their uniforms; we discussed and I think agreed on the propriety of that measure in Philadelphia but I do not see it in the regulations. I wish some general rule was made on the subject and particularly that the same system in every respect should be adhered to in my division which you establish in yours. Our artillery corps here are very thin [and] I will be obliged to you to give them directions to recruit."
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
12
author
sent from location
Charleston, South Carolina
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Hamilton to Pinckney, 08/13/1799.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
notable location
Charleston, South Carolina
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
their uniforms
frocks
our artillery corps
directions to recruit
document number
1799071260000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [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 | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | Charleston, South Carolina | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |