Request for Commssion
Document 1799Letter, asks for officer's commission; describes Revolutionary War service; mentions Great Britain; describes battle wound.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, asks for officer's commission; describes Revolutionary War service; mentions Great Britain; describes battle wound.
Date
12/03/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799120340301
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Samuel Henley
Lieutenant Henley
General James Wilkinson
General Wayne
Colonel Henry Jackson
Colonel David Henley
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
United States
Rhode Island
Springfield, Massachusetts
Boston
Great Brittan
Notable items
Secretary at War
majors commission
appointment of a captain
fidelity and honor
charges reposed in my person
permission of the honorable Secretary of War
informed my country are going to use more troops for the protection of the United States
shot in real action through his right arm
Battle of Rhode Island
performed the duty of conductor of military stores
Massachusetts Arsenal
Captain in the 9th Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Colonel Henry Jackson of Boston
wore the sword of an officer untill the conclusion of the war in the last revolution
Lieutenant's commission in Colonel David Henley's Regiment
honor of serving my country against the troops of Great Brittan