Advise on Marching Troops
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Advise on Marching Troops
Description
It was decided b/w Wilkinson and Pinckney that troops should be marched to Harper's Ferry. Some discrepancies over which regiments were under Pinckney's command. Requests directions. Discussed pay and rations and allocation for various ranking officers. Enraged certain officers receive disparate quantities.
year created
1800
month created
01
day created
21
author
sent from location
Cantonment, Harpers Ferry
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Hamilton to Pinckney, 03/17/1800 and Pinckney to Hamilton, 03/24/1800.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
James Wilkinson
Secretary of War
Daniel Bradley
Joseph Brock
Gaither
Hugh McCall
Thomas Martin
Samuel Tinsley
Robert
Torrans
John Thompson
Samuel Allinson
William Bentley
Sparkes
William Campbell
invader
Inspector General
marquee
field officer
staff
Daniel Jones
George Stevenson
William Peters
Deputy Paymaster
notable location
Cantonment, Harper's Ferry
Virginia
Staunton
Tennessee
Georgia
Kentucky
sea coast
territory
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
money
pay
forage
rations
camp equipage
brandy
meat
wine
groceries
notable idea/issue
expense
cost
march
transportation
movement of troops
furlough
court martial
expenditures
comfort
document number
1800012160000
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 | Cantonment, Harpers Ferry | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |