Forwarding of Correspondence Concerning Officer Appointments for Provisional Army
Document 1798Forwards certain letters, which variously concern a sale of land by Indians, the acceptance of the position of Adjutant General by Major North, varied correspondence concerning the recommendation of men for, and the acceptance of positions as generals and officers in the provisional army, more issues of relative rank concerning a Major Brooks, and the acceptance into federal service and equipage of a "corps of horsemen" in North Carolina.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Forwards certain letters, which variously concern a sale of land by Indians, the acceptance of the position of Adjutant General by Major North, varied correspondence concerning the recommendation of men for, and the acceptance of positions as generals and officers in the provisional army, more issues of relative rank concerning a Major Brooks, and the acceptance into federal service and equipage of a "corps of horsemen" in North Carolina.
Date
09/04/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798090400001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Adams to McHenry, 09/13/1798.
Multiple copies of the document exist; these listed under separate collections below.
Notable persons
John Adams
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Department
North Carolina
Notable items
recommendations
officers
generals
provisional army
relative rank
federal service
horsemen
equipment
application
accoutrement