McHenry Should Accept the Nomination
Document 1796Murray informs McHenry that the Senate has unanimously concurred in the President's nomination of McHenry as the next Secretary of War. Murray urges him to accept the nomination.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Murray informs McHenry that the Senate has unanimously concurred in the President's nomination of McHenry as the next Secretary of War. Murray urges him to accept the nomination.
Date
01/27/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1796012740001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Vans Murray
the Senate
President [Washington]
his own family
[Alexander] Hamilton
cabinet minister
[Edmund] Randolph
Attorney General
first of men
Mrs. McHenry
[Oliver] Wolcott
[Timothy] Pickering
Congress
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
President's nomination of you
Secretary of War
your consent
names high in military rank
confidence
political trickiness
shady policy
cabinet business
Federal Government
high offices
life of personal quiet
salary
literary treasury
source of consolation
inflamation in my jaw