Accepting position of Major General in the Provisional Army
Document 1798Pinckney gladly accepts the position of Major General in the Provisional Army. Requests that his former secretary, Henry Middleton Rutledge, receive a commission. Also notes that he heard from William Vans Murray - U.S. Minister to the Netherlands - a few days before he left Bordeaux.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Pinckney gladly accepts the position of Major General in the Provisional Army. Requests that his former secretary, Henry Middleton Rutledge, receive a commission. Also notes that he heard from William Vans Murray - U.S. Minister to the Netherlands - a few days before he left Bordeaux.
Date
10/14/1798
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798101400002
Page start
6
Note
Enclosed in McHenry to Washington, 10/18/1798.
Notable persons
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
James McHenry
Major General
[Mary Stead]
wife
daughter
Henry Middleton Rutledge
secretary
French
Dutch
German
troops
authors
military
aid
regiments
William Vans Murray
Notable locations
Newark
New Jersey
Newfoundland
Carolina
Hague
Europe
Bordeaux
France
Notable items
Vessel
boat
fishing
American Gazette
[newspaper]
appointment
commission
study