Potential Officers of the Provisional Army
Document 1798Hamilton assesses the credentials of several of the men who have been proposed for positions in the Provisional Army.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Hamilton assesses the credentials of several of the men who have been proposed for positions in the Provisional Army.
Date
08/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798082740000
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Jacob Morton
Abijah Hammond
Walker
Hammond
T. Fowler
John Morton
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
Majority
New England Regiments
war
his character as an Officer
present condition in society
large fortune and fair character
Commander of a Regiment
President's sanction
first Major
candidate for a Company
liberal education
Militia
good principles and character
pretensions
application for a good and decent citizen
drummer in the late Army
list of Entrants