Sordid Sprit that Caused the Insurrection, Etc.
Document 1799Adams contends that the sordid spirit that led to the insurrection in Pennsylvania ought to have provoked more general indignation than it did. He presents his plan for numbering the regiments and arranging the ranks of the lieutenant colonels and commandants.
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Autograph Letter Signed
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Adams contends that the sordid spirit that led to the insurrection in Pennsylvania ought to have provoked more general indignation than it did. He presents his plan for numbering the regiments and arranging the ranks of the lieutenant colonels and commandants.
Date
04/13/1799
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Quincy
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Collection
Document number
1799041340001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
John Adams
Major Badlam
H. G. Otis
Benjamin Bass Leeds
Notable locations
Quincy
Pennsylvania
Notable items
sordid spirit
former insurrection in Pennsylvania
trouble to the government
anxiety to the nation
burden on the treasury
general indignation
plan for numbering the regiments
arranging the ranks of the Lt. Colonels and commandants
extremity of the Union