French Prisoners, Etc.
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
French Prisoners, Etc.
Description
There are 101 French prisoners at Frederick Town. The Brigade Inspector has been sent to see to their situation but he does not understand that there should be iron gratings on their barracks windows. Mentioned drought and the mills being unable to work for lack of running water prompting the Army to have some planks milled and transported to Shepherdstown. Also mentioned the guards/soldiers had no ammunition.
year created
1800
month created
01
day created
09
author
sent from location
Headquarters at Shepherdstown (Va.)
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Hamilton to Pinckney, 03/17/1800.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
brigade inspector
prisoners
French
soldiers
Walbach
cavalry
Hall
William Washington
John Watts
regiment
William Elliot
Thomas Parker
Brigadier Quartermaster
Benjamin Lincoln
notable location
Shepherdstown
Virginia
Frederick Town
barracks
North Western Territory
Cantonment
notable item/thing
iron gating
window
mills
water
planks
pendulums
ammunition
supplies
notable idea/issue
treatment
conditions
foreign relations
travel
transportation
detention
conditions
supply
document number
1800010960100
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 | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | Headquarters at Shepherdstown (Va.) | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |