[PRIVATE] Appointment

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

[PRIVATE] Appointment

Description

In the event that Brig. Gen. Morgan declines appointment, Knox hoped to appoint Otho Williams. Requests Williams acceptance or declination of possible appointment.

year created

1792

month created

05

day created

03

author

sent from location

Philadelphia

in image

note

Marked Private.
Cited in Knox to Williams, 05/09/1792, and Williams to Knox, 05/13/1792.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Otho Williams
Henry Knox
Brigadier General Morgan
President of the United States
successor

notable location

Philadelphia
Baltimore

notable item/thing

appointed
decline

notable idea/issue

appointment
acceptance

document number

1792050300101

page start

1

number of pages

3

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) THJ22 (3 pages) Collection: General Otho Williams Papers, MS# 908. B:6, #708

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Brigadier General Otho H. Williams [unknown] [n/a]