Senators' Comments on Appointments of Officers
Document 1799Letters have been transmitted to the Senators of each State apparently listing the names of the officers appointed from each State and asking for comments. Senators Watson and Laurence of New York have declined to respond due to the distance of their residences from each other.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Letters have been transmitted to the Senators of each State apparently listing the names of the officers appointed from each State and asking for comments. Senators Watson and Laurence of New York have declined to respond due to the distance of their residences from each other.
Date
05/24/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1799052400100
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
Senators of each State
General Washington
General Pinckney
General Davie
James Watson
John Laurence
Notable locations
War Department
New Hampshire
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Notable items
distance of their places of residence
no pay and emoluments until called into actual service