His Character as an Officer & His Political Principles
Item
Type
Copy of document
Title
His Character as an Officer & His Political Principles
Description
Hamilton directs Dayton to deliver the enclosed letter to Major Ford which orders Ford to take command of some detachments of Artillerists who will march as auxiliaries to the volunteers under McPherson. He also inquires as to Ford's character as an officer and his political principles.
year created
1799
month created
03
day created
18
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Marked "Private."
Copy in the handwriting of Philip Church.
Copy in the handwriting of Philip Church.
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Jonathan Dayton
auxilliaries to the volunteers under McPherson
Northampton Insurgents
notable item/thing
enclosed letter to Major Ford
command of some detachments of Artillerists
expeditious and certain conveyance by express
Ford's character as an officer and as to political principle
document number
1799031890000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [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 | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Jonathan Dayton | [unknown] | [n/a] |