Circular to the Commanding Officers
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Circular to the Commanding Officers
Description
"A letter from the Secretary of War places under my superintendence the posts and troops under your immediate command. All further communications therefore respecting them, including reports and returns, are to be addressed to me not as heretofore to the Secretary of War..."
year created
1799
month created
02
day created
15
author
sent from location
New York
in collection
in publication
note
This letter is the same as the Circular to the Commanding Officers at New York and West Point, 01/30/1799. Cited in Rivardi to Hamilton, 03/21/1799 and Burbeck to Hamilton, 06/18/1799.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Commanding Officers in Northern and Western United States
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
posts and troops under your immediate command
further communications
reports and returns
document number
1799021537000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [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] |