Sites for Winter Quarters
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Sites for Winter Quarters
Description
Hamilton reports on the proposed sites for winter quarters: the southern regiments will be near Harpers Ferry, the mid-Atlantic regiments will be at Scotch Plains, and the northern regiments will be near Uxbridge.
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
23
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Washington to Hamilton, 09/29/1799.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
General James Wilkinson
Colonel Thomas Parker
young troops
notable location
New York
Harpers Ferry
Scotch Plains near Bound Brook will be fixed upon for the 11th, 12th, and 13th Regiments
suitable position for the three most northern regiments in the vicinity of Uxbridge in Massachusetts
notable item/thing
letter of this date to Colonel Parker about winter quarters for the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Regiments
arsenals
magazines
a good summer encampment
notable phrase
I was afraid of burdening you with papers which did not necessarily require your attention
I hope you will not find it inconvenient to instruct Colonel Parker to conclude a bargain for [a winter quarters]
It is very necessary that these young troops should be early covered
collateral ideas with regard to Harpers Ferry as a place for arsenals and magazines may perhaps be combined
[Scotch Plains has] a prospect of a supply for years of fuel and straw at cheap rates and the convenience of a pleasant and plentiful surrounding country
document number
1799092337200
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |