Proper Rule for Promotions in the Army
Document 1799Hamilton affirms that there can only be one rule for promotions in the Army and notes that distributing the older Captains among the four regiments of the old establishment may ameliorate possible anquish on their part.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Hamilton affirms that there can only be one rule for promotions in the Army and notes that distributing the older Captains among the four regiments of the old establishment may ameliorate possible anquish on their part.
Date
04/26/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1799042640300
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
General Officers
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
proper rule for promotions in the Army
situation of the four regiments of the old establishment
understood rights of the older Captains
distribution of the oldest Captains among the four regiments
promotions to field officers