Appointments by Authority to Military Commands, July 1798.
Document 1798A list of military appointments including Alexander Hamilton to Major General, Henry Knox to Major General, Henry Lee to Major General, Edward Hand to Major General, et al.
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[Appointments by Authority to Military Commands July 1798]
July 25, 1795
Appointments by Authority —
Alexander Hamilton of N. York, to be appointed General with the rank of Major Genl
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina to be a major Gent.
Harry Knox of Massachusetts to be a major Genl.
Henry Lee of Virginia to be a Major Genl of the Provisional army
Edward Hand of Pennsylvania to be a Major Genl of the Provisional army
John Brooks of Massachusetts to be a Brigadier Genl —
William Washington of South Carolina to be a Brigadier Genl
Jonathan Dayton of New Jersey to be a Brigadier Genl —
William North of N. York to be Adjutant Genl with the rank of Brigadier Genl.
Ebinezer Huntington of Connecticut to be a Brigadier Genl of the Provisional army
Anthony Walton White to be a Brigadier Genl of the Provisional army —
William Richardson Davie of N. Carolina to be a Brigadier Genl of the Provisional army
John Sevier of Tennessee to be a Brigadier Genl of the Provisional army
James Craik of Virginia to be Physician Genl of the army —
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Description
A list of military appointments including Alexander Hamilton to Major General, Henry Knox to Major General, Henry Lee to Major General, Edward Hand to Major General, et al.
Date
07/25/1798
Author
Collection
Document number
1798072590201
Page start
1
Note
Appointments to offices: M.G. Hand, Knox.
Notable persons
unknown

