Recruiting business is totally stopped and desertion prevails
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Recruiting business is totally stopped and desertion prevails
Description
Parker complains that the delay in paying the troops has destroyed recruiting efforts and increased the number of desertions.
year created
1799
month created
10
day created
16
author
sent from location
Winchester
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Parker
my paymaster [Lemuel Bent]
deserters
notable location
Winchester
notable item/thing
pay and muster rolls
supply of money
large supply of blank returns
recruiting
desertions
irons
additional supply of clothing
woolen overalls
notable phrase
consoling myself with the hope of a speedy supply of money
the evils that this delay [of pay] may occasion are incalculable
the recruiting business is totally stopped and desertion prevails...owing to want of pay
two of [the deserters] who were most guilty I have put in irons as I think it absolutely necessary to make an example of them
document number
1799101640000
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 | Thomas Parker | Winchester | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |