Movement of the Corps to the Low Country, Etc.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Movement of the Corps to the Low Country, Etc.
Description
Wilkinson observes that should the Corps be needed in the Low Country, they should decamp from Pittsburgh and descend the Ohio anterior to the recession of the vernal floods because the voyage may be difficult during the summer months.
short description
Movement of the Corps to the Low Country, Etc.
year created
1800
month created
02
day created
27
author
sent from location
Headquarters Natchez [Mississippi Territory]
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Published in the Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. XXIV, 271-272.
notable person/group
James Wilkinson
Alexander Hamilton
Caleb Swan
troops
Lieutenant Boote
paymaster
Major Cushing
Lieutenant Colonel Gaither
Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Butler
Surgeons Mate Cornwell
notable location
Natchez
New Orleans
Chesapeake
Low Country
an Atlantic port
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Big Miami
Tennessee
notable item/thing
recommendation
information
dispatch
views of Government
brief remarks
floods
spring
disease
autumn
debauchery
document number
1800022760100
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Wilkinson | Headquarters Natchez [Mississippi Territory] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |