[PRIVATE] Rank and Commission
Document 1799Relative rank of officers; remarks on Mercer's refusal of an appointment.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Relative rank of officers; remarks on Mercer's refusal of an appointment.
Date
05/05/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Mount Vernon
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799050540001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in McHenry to Washington, 05/09/1799.
Notable persons
James McHenry
George Washington
President
John Adams
field officers
Mercer
Board of General Officers
Turner
Randolph
Watts
Notable locations
Mount Vernon
seat of Government
Notable items
private letter
rank
opinion
appointment
pay
vacancy
nonacceptance
seniority
weighty pretensions