Rescue the credit of your department...
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Rescue the credit of your department...
Description
Hamilton chastises McHenry for the "insufficiency of the existing plan" of providing clothing and tents and implores him to make the corrections that will rescue the reputation of his department.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
10
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Marked "Private."
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
your agents
notable location
New York
Baltimore
Providence
Boston
notable item/thing
every moment proves the insufficiency of the existing plan and the necessity of auxiliaries
additional supplies of clothing
calls for tents are repeated from Massachusetts
pray take a resolution adequate to the exigency and rescue the credit of your department
document number
1799071040200
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] |