Troops, Barracks, Arms, Supplies, and Indian Boundary Lines
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Troops, Barracks, Arms, Supplies, and Indian Boundary Lines
Description
Hamtramck provides his assessment of the barracks, troops, arms, and supplies at Fort Fayette. He wonders why the Indian boundary lines have not been run when the contract states that that they should have been run in May of 1798.
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
27
author
sent from location
Fort Fayette (Pittsburgh)
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Hamilton to Hamtramck, 11/09/1799.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
John F. Hamtramck
troops of this garrison
Surveyor General Rufus Putnam
Israel Ludlow
music [musicians]
notable location
Fort Fayette
notable item/thing
clothing
tactics
gun slings
cartridge boxes
swords
barracks
Indian boundary line
surveys
uprising
notable phrase
I have reviewed the troops of this garrison
they are a handsome set of young men, make a good appearance, and their clothing is in good order
like all other troops [they] are deficient in tactics
arms are in good order but without gun slings
the cartridge boxes though clean are not fit for service
non-commissioned officers and music are without swords
barracks of both officers and soldiers are in very good repair
the reason why the Indian boundary line had not been run before in which [Putnam] says tht in May 1798 he had contracted with a Mr. Ludlow to run the line
surveys...were not completed till the uprising last spring
document number
1799092760000
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 | Fort Fayette (Pittsburgh) | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |