Pittsburgh is the Most Eligible Summer Post
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Pittsburgh is the Most Eligible Summer Post
Description
Hamtramck explains why he has selected Pittsburgh instead of Detroit to be his post during the summer months.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
17
author
sent from location
Detroit
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Marked "Duplicate."
created note
Syrett dated this docuement as, July 17 [-18]'.
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
John F. Hamtramck
notable location
Detroit [Territory Northwest of the River Ohio]
Fort Wayne
notable item/thing
not finding an opportunity of sailing immediately for Michilmacinac
uncertainty of returning in time to execute any command you might charge me with
after examining the state of this garrison [Detroit], to repair to Pittsburgh
its proximity to New York and the posts on the Lakes
facility of communicating with those on the Mississippi and others
renders that post [Pittsburgh] the most eligible for me to be stationary at during the summer
document number
1799071760100
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 | John Francis Hamtramck | Detroit | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |