Concerning the recommendation of Mr. Bradley
Document 1798States that he will pay particular attention to the recommendation of Mr. Bradley (most likely for the proposed Provisional Army), but reminds him that it is neither proper nor fitting at this time to anticipate such applications.
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War Department 24 Aug. 1798
Dear Sir.
I have your letter of the 21st inst. and shall pay particular attention to the recommendation by Mr. Bradley. You know however as [strikethrough: order as] [undecipherable], that it would neither be proper nor [strikethrough: fitting in the] [undecipherable: incident] to anticipate the [strikethrough: issue] of such applications or to promise where the power is not complete to perform
I have been much indisposed of late and am still so, altho: recovering.
Yours sincerely
Honble. James Hillhouse
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Draft Letter
Description
States that he will pay particular attention to the recommendation of Mr. Bradley (most likely for the proposed Provisional Army), but reminds him that it is neither proper nor fitting at this time to anticipate such applications.
Date
08/24/1798
Author
Recipient
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War Department
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Collection
Document number
1798082400101
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Notable persons
James Hillhouse
James McHenry
Bradley
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Application