Legal Appointment to Rank
Document 1798Lee has reviewed congressional documents and is of the opinion that only a Captain or Subaltern of the line can be appointed a Brigade Major or Inspector. Those offices can, however, be held simultaneously.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Lee has reviewed congressional documents and is of the opinion that only a Captain or Subaltern of the line can be appointed a Brigade Major or Inspector. Those offices can, however, be held simultaneously.
Date
11/16/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798111640001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Charles Lee
Major Cushing
Accountant in the War Department
Captain
Subaltern
Brigade Major
Inspector
field officer
Peter Hagner
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
Act to Ascertain and Fix the Military Establishment of the United States
appointed
office
additional pay
extra rations
commutation for forage not furnished
lawfully hold the office
entitled to the additional pay and emolument