RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers
Document 1799Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
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I am sir
with great respect
your obedient servant
James McHenry
Major General
Alexander Hamilton
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Date
11/08/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799110800001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Hamilton to McHenry, 11/12/1799 and McHenry to Hamilton, 11/20/1799.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
appointment
transfer
promotion
discharge
desertion
leave
assignment

