On the Presidential Election of 1800
Document 1800Letter from the former Secretary at War to Alexander Hamilton concerning the 1800 presidential election. McHenry discusses Charles Cotesworth Pinckney's prospects, a candidate whom he prefers to Adams. On Adams, McHenry writes that he "absolutely exhausts and kills himself by being President."
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Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Letter from the former Secretary at War to Alexander Hamilton concerning the 1800 presidential election. McHenry discusses Charles Cotesworth Pinckney's prospects, a candidate whom he prefers to Adams. On Adams, McHenry writes that he "absolutely exhausts and kills himself by being President."
Date
08/22/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Baltimore
Repository
Collection
Document number
1800082200001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
John Adams
Judge Moore
Notable locations
Baltimore
South Carolina
New York
North Carolina
Georgia