Thoughts of the General in Chief
Document 1799McHenry discusses General Washington's wishes to be excluded from anything other than actual field operations. The General also wants to divide the military command between the existing general officers.
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of the military command between the
existing general officers. I mention this
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
McHenry discusses General Washington's wishes to be excluded from anything other than actual field operations. The General also wants to divide the military command between the existing general officers.
Date
01/22/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799012200000
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
General in Chief [Washington]
general officers
Notable locations
War Department
:Philadelphia
Notable items
annexed schedule
occupations of the office
his presence in the field
actual operations
imperious circumstances
division of the military command between the existing general officers
sketch of the hospital bill