Application for a Commission

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

North recommends a relative for a commission as a captain in the Provisional Army.

Date

12/15/1798

Document number

1798121560001

Note

Partially illegible. Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 22.

Notable persons

Alexander Hamilton
William North
Secretary of War
James McHenry
captain
officers
father
Whig
Federalist

Notable locations

New York
District of Maine
Massachusetts

Notable items

rank
distribution of commissions for the Army