Preserving Content Among the Troops
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Document
Title
Preserving Content Among the Troops
Description
Hamilton declares that the supply of clothing must keep pace with the progress of recruitment. It would be better to slow the progress of recruitment than to recruit men and fail to provide them with proper clothing.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
06
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 07/10/1799.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
number of men to be brought together to contract disgust and discredit the public operation
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
Colonel Thomas Parker's letter of June 30 concerning lack of clothing for recruits
accelerate the arrival of clothing
necessity of preserving contentment among the troops
maintaining in their eyes the justice and respectability of the government
if there be not an absolute certainty that the supply of clothing will keep pace with the progress of recruiting
document number
1799070640100
Item sets
Document instances
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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 | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |