Arrangment of rank for Generals in the Provisional Army
Document 1798Washington determines the arrangement of rank for the Generals in the Provisional Army: Henry Knox first, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney second, and Alexander Hamilton third. Actual letter not available.
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[Private]
James McHenry Esqr
Secretary of War
[fro. Washington
[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] 3
10 Janry 1798]
Type
Document
Description
Washington determines the arrangement of rank for the Generals in the Provisional Army: Henry Knox first, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney second, and Alexander Hamilton third. Actual letter not available.
Date
10/01/1798
Author
Recipient
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Document number
1798100140001
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1
Note
Actual letter missing
Notable persons
James McHenry
George Washington
Timothy Pickering
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Alexander Hamilton