Appointment as Inspector General
Document 1798Pickering discusses the implications of Hamilton being appointed Inspector General which would place him in a position senior to General PInckney.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Pickering discusses the implications of Hamilton being appointed Inspector General which would place him in a position senior to General PInckney.
Date
07/16/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798071600101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Timothy Pickering
General Washington
General [Charles Cotesworth] PInckney
Notable locations
Philadelphia
southern states
south of Maryland
Pennsylvania
Notable items
impending war with France
high military reputation
estimation of the public
minister and envoy at Paris
junior appointment
seeds of discontent
crisis
invasion
office of Inspector General
high command in the provisional army
genuine patriotism
perils of the American Revolution
glory
invaluable services
honor
military fame