Avarice of Rank is the Devil
Document 1799Stoddert declares that commanding officers of Navy ships must adhere to the health regulations of the cities where they are docked. He worries that Captain Talbot will not go out in the "Constitution" and, even if he does, Captain Truxton will quite the service in fit of pique. This is typical of the ill effects of the avarice of rank even though it would be an effective means of training younger officers.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Stoddert declares that commanding officers of Navy ships must adhere to the health regulations of the cities where they are docked. He worries that Captain Talbot will not go out in the "Constitution" and, even if he does, Captain Truxton will quite the service in fit of pique. This is typical of the ill effects of the avarice of rank even though it would be an effective means of training younger officers.
Date
07/19/1799
Author
Recipient
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Navy Department
Collection
Document number
1799071960000
Note
Cited in Hamilton to Stoddert, 07/29/1799.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Stoddert
commanding officer of the "Constellation"
Captain SilasTalbot
Captain Thomas Truxton
the President [Adams]
Notable locations
Navy Department
Notable items
health regulations of the city [New York]
unpardonable conduct
avarice of rank, in the infancy of our service, is the devil
Navy service
I ask not this in levity
cruise under the command of a younger officer
British practice of laying by indifferent men on half pay