Smart Dress is Essential for Military Pride
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Document
Title
Smart Dress is Essential for Military Pride
Description
Hamilton explains the reasons why smart dress is essential for a faithfully zealous and well regulated army. He assures McHenry that, unlike the situation during the Revolution, the government is fully capable of outfitting its military in the appropriate manner.
year created
1799
month created
05
day created
18
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 05/23/1799.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
recruits
guards are necessary
Commander in Chief [Washington]
government of the country
faithfully zealous and well regulated army
notable location
New York
regimental rendezvous
notable item/thing
arms for the troops
military pride
use of arms
hats furnished for the twelfth regiment
hats cocked on three sides
brim is otherwise so narrow
neither good appearance nor utility
without cockades and loops
vanity of soldiers
smart dress is essential
ridicule and humiliation
public delinquency
serious bar to the enforcement of discipline
indigent situation
our Revolution War
placing its military on a respectable footing
its dignity and interest
security or defense of the country
document number
1799051840000
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] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |