Mode for Appointing Officers to the Regimental Staffs of the Western Army

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Type

Autograph Draft Letter

Description

Hamilton instructs Hamtramck as to the process for selecting and appointing the regimental staff of the Regiments of the Western Army.

Date

04/29/1799

Sent from

New York

Document number

1799042937001

Notable persons

John F. Hamtramck
Alexander Hamilton
Regimental Staff of the Regiments of the Western Army
commander of each Regiment
Quartermaster
Adjutant
Paymaster
regimental officers
Commander
the President [John Adams]

Notable locations

New York

Notable items

plurality of voices
assembly of the officers
nomination
confirmation
organization and discipline