Raising a Troop of Horse & Promoting Wilkinson
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Raising a Troop of Horse & Promoting Wilkinson
Description
Hamilton makes the case for raising a troop of horse as a way of testing innovative cavalry tactics to match those being improved in Europe. He also favors the promotion of James Wilkinson to Major General.
year created
1799
month created
06
day created
25
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 06/27/1799.
There is a copy in the handwriting of Ethan Brown.
There is a copy in the handwriting of Ethan Brown.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Commander in Chief [Washington]
troop raised as a stock on which to engraft a system of tactics for the cavalry
General Wilkinson should be made a Major General
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
raising of a troop of horse [cavalry]
improvements are going on in Europe
establish the model of a good system
[Wilkinson] has activity, courage, and talents
his pretensions to promotion in every view are strong
half-confidence is always bad
[Wilkinson] has adopted military life as a profession
document number
1799062540200
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] |