They eat their provisions like dogs on the ground.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
They eat their provisions like dogs on the ground.
Description
Willcocks reports on the complaints of the officers respecting their delinquent pay. The men are stealing vegetables and are in a state of mutiny over their lack of even the barest necessities like bowls for eating their food.
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
14
author
sent from location
Head Quarters, Broncks [New York]
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Willcocks to Hamilton, 08/15/1799.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
William Willcocks commands the regiment
officers "complain heavily" of the dealy in receiving their pay
the men who are "next to a state of mutiny" are stealing vegetables
notable location
Head Quarters, Broncks [Bronx] New York
notable item/thing
absense of Colonel William S. Smith
procedures to use in filling out payrolls
lack of of "platters or trenchers, bowls and dishes"
they either "eat their provisions like dogs on the ground" or hire utensils
complains that the regiment, though entitled to "three Marquis," has only one
document number
1799081460100
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 | William Willcocks | Head Quarters, Broncks [New York] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |