Appointment to Surgeon's Mate

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Appointment to Surgeon's Mate

Description

Appointment letter to Surgeon's Mate of William McCroskey. Enclosed Act of Congress which described the rules and regulations governing the military and all actions relative to its perpetuity.

year created

1792

month created

04

day created

12

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in collection

in image

note

Files contain legible scanned copy.

notable person/group

William McCroskey
Henry Knox
George Washington
surgeon's mate

notable location

War Department

notable item/thing

pay
rations
emoluments

notable idea/issue

appointment
commission
acceptance
promotion

document number

1792041200401

page start

1

number of pages

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) RAG07 (1 pages) Collection: John R. Williams Papers B:4, F:70

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient William McCroskey [unknown] [n/a]