Colonel Parker's Encampment in Harper's Ferry
Item
Type
Document
Title
Colonel Parker's Encampment in Harper's Ferry
Description
Lear reports on Colonel Parker's camp at Harper's Ferry. There was some concern that there was not enough lumber to build huts to house the regiment, but the area purchased by the US had sufficient trees for lumber.
short description
Colonel Parker's Encampment in Harper's Ferry
year created
1799
month created
11
day created
04
author
sent from location
Mount Vernon
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Enclosed in McHenry to Hamilton, 1191799. (Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 24.)
notable person/group
George Washington
Tobias Lear
Colonel Parker
Regiments
Major Hoops' Battalion of Artillery
Captain Freeman
Colonel Moore
General Alexander Hamilton
Colonel Hall
Captain Henry
Captain Glenn
notable location
Mount Vernon
Harper's Ferry
Winchester
Frederick town
Maryland
New York
Yorktown
Carlisle
notable item/thing
express
camp
huts
logs
ground belonging to the US
quantity of timber
slabs
plank
encampment
document number
1799110490100
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 | Tobias Lear | Mount Vernon | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |