Approval of Lieutenant's Succession to Captaincy
Document 1799Responds in the affirmative to McHenry's recommendation that a senior lieutenant rise to a captaincy in his regiment, left vacant by the death of the previous officer.
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Quincy June 3d 1799
Sir
I recieve the inclosure in your letter of 29th May. There is no reason why Lt. Nones Point should not succeed to the vacancy created by the death of [undecipherable] Atkinson the other papers which I have not will I beleive require an answer from me.
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With great regard
Quincy June 3. 1799
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Responds in the affirmative to McHenry's recommendation that a senior lieutenant rise to a captaincy in his regiment, left vacant by the death of the previous officer.
Date
06/05/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Quincy
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799060540601
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
John Adams
Secretary of War
President United States
Lieutenant
Captain
Notable locations
Massachusetts
Quincy
War Department
Notable items
death
promotion
papers
vacancy