On the Provisional Army and its domestic opposition
Document 1798Uriah Tracy informs James McHenry that Governor Jonathan Trumbull and Colonel Wadsworth from Connecticut are preparing names for officers in an additional regiment for the Provisional Army. Tracy expresses frustration with many Americans' opposition to the Provisional Army, including a reluctant John Adams. Tracy insists that the officers for the twelve regiments of the Provisional Army need to be appointed as soon as possible, because delay could harm the project.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Uriah Tracy informs James McHenry that Governor Jonathan Trumbull and Colonel Wadsworth from Connecticut are preparing names for officers in an additional regiment for the Provisional Army. Tracy expresses frustration with many Americans' opposition to the Provisional Army, including a reluctant John Adams. Tracy insists that the officers for the twelve regiments of the Provisional Army need to be appointed as soon as possible, because delay could harm the project.
Date
10/08/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Littlefield
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798100840001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Uriah Tracy
military
officers
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.
James Wadsworth
Henry Knox
William S. Smith
John Adams
Notable locations
Littlefield
Connecticut
Notable items
Regiment