Circular to the Commandants of Regiments
Document 1799Hamilton directs the Commandants to recommend officers to fill vacancies in the regiments expeditiiously and carefully but they should not feel slighted if their recommendations are rejected.
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Type
Autograph Draft Document
Description
Hamilton directs the Commandants to recommend officers to fill vacancies in the regiments expeditiiously and carefully but they should not feel slighted if their recommendations are rejected.
Date
05/23/1799
Author
Sent from
New York
Collection
Document number
1799052337000
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Commandants of Regiments
candidates filling those vacancies
characters presented for consideration
eligible candidates
candidates of equal pretensions
recruiting officers
surgeon
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
vacancies in the several regiments
careful selection of character
consideration of the Executive [President Adams]
Executive should be free from extrinsic influence
choice of officers
failure of the recommendation
recommendations of the Commandant
information of fit characters
alterations in the subdistricts or their rendezvouses
notice of change to the contractor
they are only to embrace provisions, quarters, fuel, straw, stationery, and medical aid supply