Providing and Issuing Military Supplies
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Providing and Issuing Military Supplies
Description
Wilkins presents his plan for providing and issuing military supplies. He asserts that the Quartermaster Genral and Commissary of Military Stores are qualifed to be the best judges of the quality of the articles needed for their departments. He worries that the allotment of wood will not be sufficient for garrisons like Detroit.
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
20
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
John Wilkins, Jr.
Quartermaster General and his deputies
Commissary of Military Stores
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
plan for the providing and issuing of military supplies
supplies related to the Ordnance Department
direction of the Armorers and artillery artificers
the Quartermaster General and the Commissary of Military Stores would be the best judges of the quality and kind of articles requisite to their respective departments
supply of wood in the "Regulations" will be found too small. below what had been allowed by the British
document number
1799082060200
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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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 | John Wilkins, Jr. | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |