Reasons for declining promotion
Document 1792Brigadier General Otto Williams candidly offers apology for non-acceptance of commission, providing details for why he declined the offer. Williams perceives no temptation to his ambition in the consideration which Knox enforces of being second in command.
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[General O. H. Williams]
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Brigadier General Otto Williams candidly offers apology for non-acceptance of commission, providing details for why he declined the offer. Williams perceives no temptation to his ambition in the consideration which Knox enforces of being second in command.
Date
05/13/1792
Recipient
Sent from
Baltimore
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792051340201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Otho H. Williams
George Washington
Daniel Morgan
Notable locations
Baltimore
Notable items
answered your public letter
answer to your private letter
answered in the same hour in which I received it
six o'clock in the afternoon
sent the same evening to the post office
sincere in the apology I have made as well in my private as in my public letter
fictitious reason in either for my non acceptance
candid with you
perceive no temptation to my ambition in the consideration which you enforce of being second in command
sentiments of esteem and respect