Resignations and New Appointments

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Discussed Col. Pickering's ailing health, the resignation of the Sec. of War, and the appointment of Dexter (from the Senate) to the post of Secretary of War.

Date

05/23/1800

Recipient

Sent from

Philadelphia

Document number

1800052336001

Page start

1

Note

Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 05/30/1800.

Notable persons

Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Colonel Timothy Pickering
Henry Knox, Secretary of War
Samuel Dexter
Senate
Colonel Forrest

Notable locations

Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Boston

Notable items

appointment