Concerning dragoons and presidential powers
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Title
Concerning dragoons and presidential powers
Description
Requests the opinion of the Attorney General on executive powers to prevent the arrangement of dragoons into infantry, according to a bill passed in May 1796 in Congress. McHenry concludes by stating that dragoons should not be disbanded due to the state of things on the Indian frontier.
year created
1797
month created
02
day created
24
author
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Draft
notable person/group
Charles Lee
James McHenry
Congress
President
infantry
dragoons
military
privates
officers
Indians
notable location
Indian country
frontier
notable item/thing
Statute
horse
notable idea/issue
Constitutionality
document number
1797022400001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | BRE16 (2 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B: 2,2 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Charles Lee | [unknown] | [n/a] |