Demand for clothing among the troops
Item
Type
Draft Letter
Title
Demand for clothing among the troops
Description
Encloses copy of a letter from Col. Rice relative to the issue of clothing for his troops. States that if the troops are not to be disbanded by the end of the year, they will be in a "very naked and distressed situation, unless clothing be issued."
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
13
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 24.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Rice
troops
Congress
regiments
recruits
recruiters
soldiers
notable location
New York
Oxford
notable item/thing
Clothing
[supplies]
[provisions]
enlistment
regulations
notable idea/issue
Recruitment
document number
1800051340001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | BRW13 (5 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B: 5, 2 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |