Recommendation for lieutenant of the Marines
Document 1799States that this letter will be handed to him by John Coates (?), former resident of Antigua, and resident of New York for the last seven years. He served in a Navy Yard in London and now desired to be employed as a lieutenant in the U.S. Marines. Also requests that Hodgdon introduce this individual to the Navy Secretary.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
States that this letter will be handed to him by John Coates (?), former resident of Antigua, and resident of New York for the last seven years. He served in a Navy Yard in London and now desired to be employed as a lieutenant in the U.S. Marines. Also requests that Hodgdon introduce this individual to the Navy Secretary.
Date
07/12/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799071280401
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Ebenezer Stevens
John W.Coates
Marines
Benjamin Stoddert
Lieutenant of Marines
Secretary of War
Secretary of Navy
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New York
Antigua
[Caribbean]
London
London
navy yards
Notable items
residency
appointment
recommendation
introduction