Forwarding the Letter to General Wilkinson
Document 1799McHenry assures Hamilton that he has received his letter for General Wilkinson and that it will be forwarded to Knoxville and sent from there by express to Wilkinson.
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War Department
Feby 16th 1799
Sir
I received your letter to General Wilkinson yesterday in time to go into the mail for Knoxville, Tennessee, from whence it will immediately pass to the General by express.
I have the honor to be
with great respect, Sir
Your most obt humbt Sert
James McHenry
Gent. Alexr. Hamilton
[War Department
James McHenry
FREE]
upon Gent. Alexr. Hamilton
New Yorke
[Feby 16. 1799
James McHenry]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
McHenry assures Hamilton that he has received his letter for General Wilkinson and that it will be forwarded to Knoxville and sent from there by express to Wilkinson.
Date
02/16/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799021600001
Note
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 22.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
General [James] Wilkinson
Notable locations
New York
War Department
Knoxville, Tennessee
Notable items
mail for Knoxville
express