McHenry's Nomination as Secretary of War
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
McHenry's Nomination as Secretary of War
Description
Washington nominates McHenry to the position of Secretary of War and urges a prompt acceptance because the War Department suffers for the want of a head.
year created
1796
month created
01
day created
20
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Partially illegible.
Marked as "Private."
Cited in McHenry to Washington, 01/21/1796 and McHenry to Washington, 01/26/1796.
Marked as "Private."
Cited in McHenry to Washington, 01/21/1796 and McHenry to Washington, 01/26/1796.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
George Washington
Pinckney of South Carolina
Carrington of Virginia
Howard of Maryland
Mrs. McHenry and your family
Samuel Chase
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
friendship and frankness
acceptance of the offer
public service
nomination
present state of the roads
resignation of Mr. Blair
decision in the affirmative
notable phrase
...the public service is suffering much for want of a head to the department of War.
document number
1796012040001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | THA02 (3 pages) | Collection: V.F. Vertical File A.K. Peter Keyser. | PK |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Washington | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |