Direction to Distribute Officer List to Cabinet, for Examination
Document 1798Directs McHenry to distribute "the schedule" [apparently a list of officer applications] to the department heads [Cabinet] and have them examine it, consulting such persons as necessary to produce recommendations on the nominations of officers contained therein.
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Philadelphia Decr 17
The President of the U. S requests the Sec.t at war to present to each of the heads of department a copy of the schedule [undecipherable] with a re= quest that they would examine it and consult such members of congress as they judge the best qualified to give information con= cerning the propriety of nominating the officers contained in the list.
John Adams
Sec.t at War
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Directs McHenry to distribute "the schedule" [apparently a list of officer applications] to the department heads [Cabinet] and have them examine it, consulting such persons as necessary to produce recommendations on the nominations of officers contained therein.
Date
12/17/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798121740101
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
John Adams
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
applications
nominations
officers
recommendations