[PRIVATE] Appointment
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
[PRIVATE] Appointment
Description
Despite poor health of Williams, President was forced to give him appointment to Brigadier General due to the end of Senate session. Knox requests Williams accepts position that will put him Second in Command.
year created
1792
month created
05
day created
09
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Williams to Knox, 05/13/1792. The Williams to Knox document also cites a public document of this date.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Otho Williams
Henry Knox
Brigadier General
Senate
President
notable location
Philadelphia
Baltimore
notable item/thing
nominate
accept
command
notable idea/issue
appointment
acceptance
document number
1792050900001
page start
1
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | THJ25 (1 pages) | Collection: General Otho Williams Papers, MS# 908. | B:6, #711 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Brigadier General Otho H. Williams | [unknown] | [n/a] |