Approval of War Office Evacuation to Trenton & Request for Judgment on McAlister Payment Dispute (Copy of Differing Date)
Document 1799Approves the removal of the War Office to Trenton due to the Philadelphia yellow fever; forwards correspondence concerning Hugh McAlister's claim for money from the War Department. Asks that McHenry review the evidence and see that justice is done.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Approves the removal of the War Office to Trenton due to the Philadelphia yellow fever; forwards correspondence concerning Hugh McAlister's claim for money from the War Department. Asks that McHenry review the evidence and see that justice is done.
Date
09/02/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Quincy
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799090240301
Page start
1
Note
Duplicate of a letter identified elsewhere as Adams to McHenry, Aug. 30, 1799.
Notable persons
James McHenry
John Adams
Hugh McAlister
William Simmons
Captain Irvine
Notable locations
Quincy
Trenton
Notable items
fever
removal
public offices
certificate