Recruiting in Virginia

Item

Type

Letter fragment

Title

Recruiting in Virginia

Description

Haragan reports on recruiting activities in northern Virginia.

year created

1800

month created

11

day created

08

sent from location

Headquarters, City of Washington

recipient

in collection

in image

notable person/group

Daniel Harrigan
Haragan
commanding officer

notable location

Headquarters, City of Washington
Norfolk
Yorktown
Virginia
Dumfries
Winchester

notable item/thing

recruiting party
sundry subordinate stations
rendezvous

document number

1800110837002

transcription

Mr. Daniel Haragan
Washington 8 Nov. 1880
[undecipherable]
City of Washington
Nov. 8th 1800
Sir
Your letter of the 5th instant is before me and in answer thereto you are informed for your government -
That there will be stationed at Norfolk two companies complete -
At York Town in Virginia there will be a recruiting party as also another at Pambrico
At Winchester there will be a recruiting [undecipherable], with sundry subordinate stations to be [undecipherable] to the commanding officer, and their provisions may be taken of which you will be reasonably and sufficiently informed
With consideration &c
[undecipherable] Harrison

Item sets

Document instances

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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Daniel Haragan Headquarters, City of Washington [n/a]
Recipient Unknown Recipient [unknown] [n/a]