Recruiting Service of the 12 Regiments
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Recruiting Service of the 12 Regiments
Description
Pinckney comments on Hamilton's orders to stop the recruiting service for the twelve regiments and how it affects specific regiments. Cited peace with France as possibility for reinlisting men in anticipation of "ruptures with other powers". Listed several regiments that would be camping at Harper's Ferry during the summer.
year created
1800
month created
03
day created
28
author
sent from location
Harper's Ferry
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Hamilton to Pinckney, 04/05/1800.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
recruits
regiment
Adjutant General
brigadier general
William Washington
John Watts
John De Barth Walbach
Thomas Lloyd Moore
McClellan
Ingersoll
Lewis Toussard
artillerist
notable location
Harper's Ferry
Virginia
Cantonment
quarters
Shepherd's Town
France
Augusta
Georgia
notable idea/issue
enlisted
enlistment
recruiting
travel
foreign relations
protection
defense
movement of troops
document number
1800032860000
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 | Harper's Ferry | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |