Application & Recommendation for Officer Appointment
Document 1798Encloses a letter from John Hampden Palmer, the grandson of Revolutionary War General Joseph Palmer, who is seeking an appointment to the army. Adams commends him as a man of "sprightly abilities."
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Encloses a letter from John Hampden Palmer, the grandson of Revolutionary War General Joseph Palmer, who is seeking an appointment to the army. Adams commends him as a man of "sprightly abilities."
Date
09/16/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Quincy
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798091640301
Page start
1
Note
Cited in McHenry to Adams, 10/18/1798.
Notable persons
James McHenry
John Adams
General Withernoon
General Withenoon
John Hampden Palmer
Judge Cranch
Notable locations
Quincy
Vermont
Notable items
collars