Pinckney Family Papers
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William Pinckney presents his compliments to the new Secretary of War
Pinckney says that he forwarded letters to Mr. Anderson and Doctor Pollard [?] and encloses a letter from the latter but has not received an answer from Anderson.
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Mathematical Instruments Not completed
Deas tell McHenry that the mathematical instruments he ordered have not yet been completed by the artisan contracted for that purpose probably because he has accepted too many orders. (partially …
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Pinckney's Appointment as Major General
McHenry discusses Pinckney's appointment as a Major General in the Provisional Army of the United States, a rank he shares with Alexander Hamilton and Henry Knox.
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Pinckney's Appointment as Major General
McHenry expresses his satisfaction at Pinckney's acceptance of his commission as a Major General in the Provisional Army. The relative rank of Major Generals is based on the order of appointment as …
Pinckney Family Papers
