Lists of Candidates and Their Qualifications
Document 1798Washington will soon be furnished with a book containing a list of all the candidates and an abridgement of their qualifications with the original letters of recommendation. Included is a list of candidates for army appointments from General Hamilton and letters from other officers with similar lists.
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Type
Draft Letter Signed
Description
Washington will soon be furnished with a book containing a list of all the candidates and an abridgement of their qualifications with the original letters of recommendation. Included is a list of candidates for army appointments from General Hamilton and letters from other officers with similar lists.
Date
11/14/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Document number
1798111400001
Page start
1
Notable persons
George Washington
James McHenry
Gaither
Steele
Brigadier General [James] Wilkinson
William Hindman
William Matthews
Gen. [Henry] Knox
J. Allen
Uriah Tracy
General Hamilton
Governor of Georgia
Comptroller of the Treasury
Notable locations
War Department
United States
Georgia
North Carolina
Notable items
letter to the Secretary of State
characters for appointments
books and other documents
contract prices of rations at the several places where troops are stationed
return by the Superintendant of Military Stores
estimate of the demand of the Secretary of War on the Treasury of the United States
return of troops and recruits
disqualified characters
confidential letters
original books and records of the office
confidential original communications