Preparation for an Expedition Against Insurgents
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Preparation for an Expedition Against Insurgents
Description
McHenry directs Hamilton to begin preparations for a military expedition against insurgents defying the laws of the United States in western Pennsylvania. He prefers the use of volunteer companies and regulars to militia whose members need to tend to their farms.
year created
1799
month created
03
day created
15
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
insurgents
volunteer companies
volunteers from the City of Philadelphia
militia
Brigadier General McPherson
Company at Pittsburgh
Captain Shoemaker of the Infantry
recruits
Captain Irvine
company of Artillerists and Engineers
artillerists from Fort Mifflin
Lieutenant Boote
Quartermaster General
Colonel Stevens
Contractor at New York
Mahlon Ford
notable location
War Department
Counties of Northhampton, Montgomery, and Bucks in Pennsylvania
Frederick Town, Maryland
Carlisle
rendezvous at Reading
West Point
Eastern Northampton County
New York
Newtown, Bucks County
Jersey, near MorrisTown
Bethlehem
notable item/thing
proclamation of the President
combination to defeat the execution of the laws
valuation of lands and dwelling houses
treason
overt acts of levying war against the United States
military force
their respective abodes
farms
husbandry might suffer
presence of a body of regulars
fears of the insurgents
means of transportation
quarters
rations
tents
document number
1799031500000
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 | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |