Eligible Divisions of Massachusetts, Etc.
Document 1799Among numerous other matters, Senator Sedgwick gives his opinion of how Massachusetts should be divided into recruiting districts. He is highly critical of Adams' insistance on communicating directly with a Senate committee on the nomination of William Vans Murray to be Minister Plenipotentiary to France.
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Letter Signed
Description
Among numerous other matters, Senator Sedgwick gives his opinion of how Massachusetts should be divided into recruiting districts. He is highly critical of Adams' insistance on communicating directly with a Senate committee on the nomination of William Vans Murray to be Minister Plenipotentiary to France.
Date
02/22/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799022260001
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Theodore Sedgwick
gentlemen from Massachusetts
the President [John Adams]
the Senate
commission
Notable locations
New York
Philadelphia
Maine
places of rendezvous
Portland
Wiscasset
Augusta
Custine
counties of Essex, Suffolk, Bristol, and Dukes
Nantucket
Barnstable
Plymouth
Haverhill
Newbury Port
Salem
Boston
Taunton
Bridgewater
Middlesex
Norfolk
Worcester
Dedham
Hampshire
Berkshire
Pittsfield
Worthington
Northampton
Springfield
Notable items
eligible divisions of [Massachusetts]
recruiting
office of the Secretary of State [Timothy Pickering]
Mr. Murray's communications
intercourse between [Murray] and Pichon
more evidence of integrity than wisdom
vain, jealous, and half frantic mind
infraction of correct principle
direct communication between the President and the Senate
interview between [the President] and the committee
nomination
negotiation
strong opinions, appointment
majority