Seniority of commissioned officers
Item
Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of letter
Title
Seniority of commissioned officers
Description
Letter, discusses rank of quota officers. The ranks of Denny and Spear to remain suspended until pretensions are laid out before the board. If Denny is senior officer, he may be commissioned accordingly.
short description
Ltr, dis rank of quota officers.
year created
1788
month created
05
day created
16
author
sent from location
Philadelphia, In Council
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Josiah Harmar
Peter Muhlenberg
Denny
Spear
notable location
Philadelphia, In Council
notable item/thing
examining the records of council we find that thro' inadvertency a commission issued to Mr. Spear for a lieutenancy notwithstanding council had determined that the officers belonging to the quota of this state should rank agreeably to Seniority since they were commissioned in your regiment
express their desire that the final determination on the rank of Messrs. Denny and Spear may remain suspended until you have an opportunity to lay their several pretensions before the board
document number
1788051690000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | P: 287 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Pennsylvania Archives vol.11 | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Peter Muhlenberg | Philadelphia, In Council | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Harmar | [unknown] | [n/a] |