Demands Justification for Proposed Rank of Major-Generals
Document 1798Acknowledges receipt of a letter informing him that Adams has appointed him a Major-General in the army. Expresses extreme dissatisfaction at his being below in rank to Major Generals Hamilton and Pinckney. Points out that Hamilton was only a captain and Pinckney only a colonel during the Revolutionary War, while he had the rank of Brigadier-General.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Acknowledges receipt of a letter informing him that Adams has appointed him a Major-General in the army. Expresses extreme dissatisfaction at his being below in rank to Major Generals Hamilton and Pinckney. Points out that Hamilton was only a captain and Pinckney only a colonel during the Revolutionary War, while he had the rank of Brigadier-General.
Date
08/05/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Boston
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798080540001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in McHenry to Wolcott, 10/13/1798, McHenry to Knox, 08/22/1798, McHenry to Multiple, 10/12/1798, and McHenry to Hamilton, 08/11/1798.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Henry Knox
John Adams
Senate
officers
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Alexander Hamilton
major general
military
captain
brigadier general
aid-de-camp
commander-in-chief
lieutenant colonel
colonel
Supreme Executive
[George Washington]
Notable locations
Boston
Philadelphia
Notable items
Appointments
military tribunal