Recruits and Administrative Matters
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Recruits and Administrative Matters
Description
Hamilton lists the number of recruits to be expected by Wilkinson in the upcoming months. Discusses various matters related to the running of posts, such as compensation for men working on fortifications, compensation of property owners whose land is converted to public use, the construction of courts martial, and the usage of boats passing a frontier post.
year created
1799
month created
10
day created
31
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
notable person/group
James Wilkinson
Alexander Hamilton
contractor
recruits
soldier
artificer
Quartermasters Department
proprietors
Judge Advocate
officer
superintendent
laborers
Paymaster General
Superintendent of Military Stores
notable location
New York
Pittsburgh
Loftus's Heights
notable item/thing
requisitions
provisions
command
pay
compensation
fortifications
tour
half a gill of rum
property
agreement
military usage
boats
frontier post
custom house
general courts martial
bounty money
clothing
recruiting
reenlisting
document number
1799103137100
page start
1
number of pages
6
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | ECA05 (6 pages) | Collection: Durrett Collection Misc MSS | F446m D8 (ms), B: 6 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James Wilkinson | [unknown] | [n/a] |