Correspondence on Military Matters and Artillery Officers
Document 1798President Adams addresses McHenry on some "very unpleasant information" coming from Benjamin Brooks, one of the majors of a new artillerist corps. Adams appoints his personal friend James Lovell as captain of artillery in the place of a Captain Mitchell.
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Autograph Letter of Undetermined Type
Description
President Adams addresses McHenry on some "very unpleasant information" coming from Benjamin Brooks, one of the majors of a new artillerist corps. Adams appoints his personal friend James Lovell as captain of artillery in the place of a Captain Mitchell.
Date
08/18/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Quincy
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798081840001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in McHenry to Adams, 08/29/1798.
Notable persons
James McHenry
John Adams
Governor
Increase Sumner
Legislature
Secretary of State
Major Jackson
Artillery
Benjamin Brooks
James Lovell
Mitchell
Maryland
Major
Secretary of War
President United States
Notable locations
Quincy
Massachusetts
Castle Island
Maryland
Notable items
cession
commission
employment
precedence
appointment
rank
service
connections
education
act of legislature
congress