Promotions Frequently Prove More Injurious than Advantageous
Document 1799Due to the unsettled state of the military establishment, Hamtramck does not want to be promoted if it is only a temporary measure that could harm his career.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Due to the unsettled state of the military establishment, Hamtramck does not want to be promoted if it is only a temporary measure that could harm his career.
Date
02/02/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Wayne
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799020260001
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
John F. Hamtramck
Major General Hamilton
military establishment
old soldiers
Notable locations
Europe
Fort Wayne
Notable items
rank
service
application so incompatible with the profession of arms
military establishment of the United States
promotion
art of war
profession
fatal stroke
appointment
deranged officers
retired officers