General Command of the Post on the Lakes
Document 1799While effusively praising Hamilton, Lt. Col. Hamtramck asks that he be given the general command of the post on the Lakes.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
While effusively praising Hamilton, Lt. Col. Hamtramck asks that he be given the general command of the post on the Lakes.
Date
01/25/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Wayne
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799012560001
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Major General Alexander Hamilton
John F Hamtramck
the President [John Adams]
the Senate
Inspector General of the Army
pupil under your tuition
General [James] Wilkinson
Secretary of War [McHenry]
command
President United States
Notable locations
Fort Wayne
post on the Lakes
Notable items
military talents
too small a compass
every department of the profession
Art of War
flattery
real sentiments
your immediate command
Western Army
principles
duty
army on the Mississippi
decline of my health
general command of the post on the Lakes
good of service
commission