Circular on Recruiting Service
Item
Type
Autograph Draft
Title
Circular on Recruiting Service
Description
Associated with his duties as Inspector General, Hamilton announces that he is now superentendent of the recruiting service. He directs that the State of Massachusetts should be divided into four recruiting districts and twenty sub-districts and from each sub-district one company is to be recruited.
year created
1799
month created
02
day created
18
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Sedgwick to Hamilton, 02/22/1799; and Hamilton to Hunewell and Rice, 04/10/1799.
created note
Dated as February 18-19, 1799
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Simon Elliot
additional troops which are intended to be raised
two regiments of infantry
Company to be raised
field officers
General Brooks
notable location
New York
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
recruiting service
duties of Inspector General
Department of War
my superintendence
the districts
sub-districts
rendezvouses
plan for the distribution of the state into the necessary number of districts and sub-districts
zeal and activity
document number
1799021837000
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 | Simon Elliot | [unknown] | [n/a] |