Problems with Recruits at Taunton
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Problems with Recruits at Taunton
Description
Rice reports on the desertion of several recruits from the rendezvous at Taunton and the request for a discharge from a man who claims he was drunk when he enlisted.
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
06
author
sent from location
Hingham, Massachusetts
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Hamilton to Rice, 09/14/1799.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Nathan Rice
Sewall Moore has applied for a discharge or an exchange of him for another man
he pleads intoxication at the time of enlistment
notable location
Hingham, Massachusetts
notable item/thing
recruiting instructions
desertion of six recruits from the district rendezvous at Taunton
list forwarded by Major Winslow who commands there
[the recruits] had expressed uneasiness at not receiving the remaining four dollars of their bounty which they said was promised by Captain [Thomas] Chandler
statement of Lieutenant [Samuel] Flagg
document number
1799090660000
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 | Nathan Rice | Hingham, Massachusetts | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |