Securing the Appointment for Dr. Buchanan
Document 1799Dr. Buchanan is going to Philadelphia to solicit an appointment as a surgeon in the Army or Navy. His friends have a vey high opinion of his talents. He is the son of an old citizen of New York and he has been educated at Edinburgh and Glasgow. Hodgdon is asked to assert his influence with the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretry of War to secure the appointment for Dr. Buchanan.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Dr. Buchanan is going to Philadelphia to solicit an appointment as a surgeon in the Army or Navy. His friends have a vey high opinion of his talents. He is the son of an old citizen of New York and he has been educated at Edinburgh and Glasgow. Hodgdon is asked to assert his influence with the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretry of War to secure the appointment for Dr. Buchanan.
Date
11/02/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Document number
1799110280001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Rogers
Doctor Buchanan
surgeon
army
navy
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Andrew Bayard
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New York
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Notable items
appointment
application
education