Sending commissions to regimental officers
Document 1799On the subject of sending commissions to officers appointed in the regiments for the Provisional Army. Informs Sedgwick that he has written Mr. Goodhue and Mr. Dexter for a list of candidates.
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Philada 14 May 1799
Dear Sir
I received your letter of the 1st. inst. &
It has not been thought ad-visable to [strikethrough: send] communicate the Brevet [strikethrough: of his] appointments in the 12 new Regiments untie they can be issued to the whole. you will see by the enclosed that this does not prevent them from receiving [undecipherable] as it need not from
Type
Draft Letter
Description
On the subject of sending commissions to officers appointed in the regiments for the Provisional Army. Informs Sedgwick that he has written Mr. Goodhue and Mr. Dexter for a list of candidates.
Date
05/14/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799051400701
Page start
1
Notable persons
Theodore Sedgwick
James McHenry
officers
regiments
Mackey
captain
John Adams
Benjamin Goodhue
Dexter
Notable locations
Stockbridge, Massachussetts
Philadelphia
Quincy
Notable items
Commissions
service
appointment
pay