Appointment as Surgeon of the 2d Infantry Regiment
Document 1798Appoints McCroskey as surgeon of the 2d Regiment of Infantry; asks for his acceptance or rejection of this appointment.
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War department May 5. 1798
Sir,
The President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate has appointed you to be Surgeon of the Second Regiment of Infantry in the service of the United States.
You will be pleased to inform me as soon as may be of your acceptance or nonacceptance of this appointment.
I am Sir
Your obedt servt
James McHenry
[address leaf:] War department
J. William Mc[undecipherable: Blakey?]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Appoints McCroskey as surgeon of the 2d Regiment of Infantry; asks for his acceptance or rejection of this appointment.
Date
05/05/1798
Author
Recipient
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War Department
Collection
Document number
1798050500001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William McCroskey
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
infantry
regiment
surgeon
appointment