Discharging My Duties to the Best of My Abilities
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Discharging My Duties to the Best of My Abilities
Description
Sargent assures Knox that he is performing his duties as Adjutant General to the best of his abilitiies. He hopes that Knox's opinion of him will not be unjustly swayed by the complaints of those who are unqualified to issue such complaints. He also believes that Colonel Hodgdon is performing ably under difficult circumstances despite the criticism of a Congressional Committee.
year created
1792
month created
06
day created
09
author
sent from location
Fort Washington
recipient
in collection
in publication
content note
Territorial Papers, Vol. 2
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Winthrop Sargent
Montres
inhabitants of this territory
informants
Colonel Hodgdon
Army
Doctor Brown
Major Clerk
soldiers
Congress
Blanchard & Smith
Mr. Harrison
General Wilkinson
Judge Symmes
Mr. Ludlow
notable location
Fort Washington
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
notable item/thing
duties of Adj. Gen. [Adjutant General]
military service
veriest blockhead in creation
mischievous impertinence
supreme ignorance
my military appointments
Rule of Conduct
the office of Surgeon
Artillerest
Surgeon's Mate
small garrisons in unhealthy climates
powder
last campaign
additional certificates of its goodness
military store
frequent rains
grand parade
waste and inattention to ammunition
report of the Committee of Congress for Inquiry
office of quartermaster general
public monies and property
harmony between the civic and military in this country
prosecution
General Wilkinson's orders
propriety of those orders
martial law
redress
court records
precepts
suits at law
Statute of the Territory
usurpation
Ordinance of Congress
duties of the Clerk of the Court
end to vexatious suits and prosecutions
violent representation of the business
complaints
investigation
material injury
censure
notable phrase
I shall however continue without dread of issue to discharge all my duties according to the best of my abilities and if I err though I may subject myself to censure I shall have the consciousness that my heart is not in fault.
document number
1792060954200
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Territorial Papers, Vol. 2. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Winthrop Sargent | Fort Washington | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |