A Marquee & Baggage Wagon for General Hamilton, Etc.

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

A Marquee & Baggage Wagon for General Hamilton, Etc.

Description

General Hamilton will soon take the field and his first rendezvous will be at Union Camp Scotch Plains. He will want his marquee and the Adjutant General will also want one for his office and to accomodate his family. Mr. Miller should be asked to furnish General Hamilton with a baggage wagon without delay. Captain McClallen's company of the 1st Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers are marching to the southward and will need horseman tents and poles and common tents.

year created

1800

month created

04

day created

13

sent from location

New York

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Ebenezer Stevens
General Hamilton
Captain Ingersol
Adjutant General
family. suite
Mr. Miller
Captain McClellan

notable location

Philadelphia
New York
Union Camp
Scotch Plains

notable item/thing

rendezvous
marquee
office
baggage wagon
horsemens tents
common tents
poles
marching orders
swords with belts
drum with sticks

document number

1800041380001

page start

1

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Document instances

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[view document] (3 pages) ZQT04 (3 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 7
[view document] (3 pages) ZQT04a (3 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 7

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Ebenezer Stevens New York [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]