Forwarding Volunteer Officers' Request for Commissions
Document 1800Asks for Dexter's review and approval of a request for commissions from the leaders of a volunteer company.
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Quincy July 14 1800
Dear a Sir
Inclosed is a letter from Joseph Coffin Hoyd, dated Hollande[r?]
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0: You may know this Gentlemen, better than I do. The papers inclosed in it, recomm[end]
Aaron Dearce for Captain, Samuel Levitt for 1st Lieutenant. John Quincy
Smith for 2nd Lieut, & Zadock Dean for Cornet. If you see no objection to
the acceptance of this troop of Volunteers as I do not; you may send commissions to the
officers With great regard I am Sir your humble servant
Secretary of War
Type
Letterbook
Description
Asks for Dexter's review and approval of a request for commissions from the leaders of a volunteer company.
Date
07/14/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Quincy
Repository
Collection
Document number
1800071440001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Dexter
John Adams
Joseph Coffin Boyd
Aaron Daniel
Samuel Swett
John Quincy Smith
Zadock Dean
volunteers
Notable locations
Quincy
Pittsburgh
Notable items
papers
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