Forwarding Recommendation for Post as Commander of 2d Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers
Document 1799Forwards a recommendation for an officer to be named lieutenant colonel commandant of the 2d Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers.
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[partial docket notation, cut off: ...of the War]
28.
Sir Quincy 29 April
Inclosed is a letter from the [undecipherable] member of congress recommending Mr [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to be a lieutenant Col[onel] commandant of the second regiment of [undecipherable]. I [undecipherable] [you] will please to consider this when you consider other applications for the same appointment
I am Sir your obedt
Secretary at War [undecipherable: James/John] [undecipherable, signature cut off]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Forwards a recommendation for an officer to be named lieutenant colonel commandant of the 2d Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers.
Date
04/29/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Quincy
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799042940201
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
John Adams
Notable locations
Quincy
Notable items
Artillery
engineers
letter
recommendation
officer
commandant
regiment