Expense of Musical Instruments
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Expense of Musical Instruments
Description
Rice addressed the current situation in Oxford as, "not dissimilar to our primitive New England fast days. I feel for many of my officers, they left lucrative & honorable employment. They can now neither return to them, nor place themselves in situations equally as eligible." Not believing in the orders to disband, he purchased a complete set of musical instruments. Now that his unit has been disbanded he has been told he is responsible for the cost of the instruments. He asks for advice on how to resolve this situation.
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
27
author
sent from location
Oxford [Massachusetts]
recipient
in collection
note
Cited in Hamilton to Rice, 05/30/1800.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Nathan Rice
officers
artillery
Thomas Brindley
infantry
Aaron Ogden
Daniel Hastings
Quartermaster General
deputy
Samuel Hodgdon
notable location
Oxford
Massachusetts
New England
notable item/thing
musical instruments
death warrant
notable idea/issue
disbandment
disband
retire
payment
responsible
employment
dispensation
instructions
document number
1800052760100
page start
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Nathan Rice | Oxford [Massachusetts] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |