Recommendation of Candidate for District Attorney
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Recommendation of Candidate for District Attorney
Description
Letter, recommends candidate for district attorney.
short description
Ltr, rec district attorney candidate.
year created
1793
month created
10
day created
12
author
sent from location
Providence
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Jeremiah Olney
Gen. Cobb
David Leonard Barnes
David Howell
William Channing
district attorney
Secretary of War
notable location
Providence
Boston
United States
Providence
notable item/thing
meet the approbation of the president
honor to the appointment
faithfull attention of the revenue laws
existence of the national government
attorney at law
gentleman whose principles and attachment to the general government are extremely well adapted to fill the office of district attorney
knowledge of the gentlemen in question
appointment
embarrassment in the legal discharge of my duty
leading mercantile characters in this town
manifested an unfriendly disposition to a just compliance with the revenue
conviction on my mind
duty tot address the President and the Secretary of the Treasury
essential to the welfare of the government that the district attorneys should be men of independent principles
cooperate on all occasions with the officers of the customs
exercise of their duty shall be consistent with the law and having a full conviction in my mind
merchants and other respectable characters have recommended david Howell to the President of the United states to succeed to the office of the district attorney for Rhode Island now vacant by the death of the late William Channing
pleasure of seeing you
document number
1793101240101
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | AWD17 (4 pages) | Collection: Jeremiah Olney Papers | B:1777-1813, F:1793. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Jeremiah Olney | Providence | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |