Pennsylvania recruiting quotas and appointments of commissioned officers
Item
Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of letter
Title
Pennsylvania recruiting quotas and appointments of commissioned officers
Description
Letter, describes recruiting service; discusses Pennsylvania recruiting quota. Knox asks that Commissioned Officers be appointed to the quota of Pennsylvania conforming to resolve of Congress of 10 November. If Captain Zeigler receives reappointment, hopes that Council will make him advances for the recruits.
short description
Ltr, des recruiting service.
year created
1788
month created
04
day created
15
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Benjamin Franklin
Henry Knox
Brigadier General Harmar
Captain Zeigler
recruiting service
commissioned officers
congress
council
recruits
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
stated in my letter to your excellency
favored with a reappointment
council may think proper to make him the advances for the recruits specified in the act of the assembly
number of officers requested for the quota of Pennsylvania and the particular predicaments of Brigadier General Harmar
public interests would be promoted by the appointments being made as soon as possible and transmitted to this Office
recruiting service cannot commence with propriety until the appointments are actually made by the executive council
recruiting party has arrived in Philadelphia
beg leave to request that the commissioned officers may be appointed to the quota of Pennsylvania conformably to the resolve of Congress
act of the General Assembly
bearer having been directed to repair to Pennsylvania on the recruiting service
document number
1788041500000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | P: 268-269 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Pennsylvania Archives vol.11 | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Benjamin Franklin | [unknown] | [n/a] |