Regarding Promotions and the Election of Thomas Jefferson
Document 1800Discusses the difficulty of keeping paymasters due to frequent promotion, and steps he has taken to try and remedy the situation. Also discusses the likely election of Thomas Jefferson. He doubts the rumors of vast changes in military operations when Jefferson takes office.
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Discusses the difficulty of keeping paymasters due to frequent promotion, and steps he has taken to try and remedy the situation. Also discusses the likely election of Thomas Jefferson. He doubts the rumors of vast changes in military operations when Jefferson takes office.
Date
10/17/1800
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Washington
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Collection
Document number
1800101790001
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1
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4 page fragment.
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Notable persons
Caleb Swan
Samuel Dexter
McCall
paymasters
deputies
General James Wilkinson
Thomas Jefferson
navy
army
Cushing
slaves
southern people
Notable locations
Washington
Ohio
Muskerigwa
Sciota
Philadelphia
Notable items
destination of the officers
select officers
frequent promotion
accounts
election
government
complete change
recruiting service
recruiting
negro insurrections
slave rebellion