Rejection of Appointment as Lieutenant Colonel Commandant

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Type

Autograph Draft Document

Description

Hamilton assures Gibbs that his rejection for the post of Lieutenant Colonel Commandant was not due to a lack of support from either General Washington or himself. He criticizes Gibbs for having implied that such was the case.

Date

10/24/1799

Recipient

Sent from

New York

Document number

1799102437000

Notable persons

Caleb Gibbs
Alexander Hamilton
Commander in Chief [Washington]
General Pinckney
the President [Adams]

Notable locations

New York