Waiting Patiently for a Decision of the Secretary of the Navy

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Buchanan laments that he has yet to hear from the Secretary of the Navy and wants be relieved from a state of suspence more intolerable than total rejection. He has been nominated for the Surgeoncy of New York and wishes only to be informed of his fate.

Date

08/22/1800

Sent from

New York

Document number

1800082280001

Page start

1

Notable persons

Samuel Hodgdon
W. W. Buchanan
Secretary of the Navy
Benjamin Stoddert

Notable locations

Philadelphia
New York

Notable items

wrongs
state of suspense
the New York
court martial
health