Appointment as consul of the United States in Spain

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Appointment as consul of the United States in Spain

Description

Informs McHenry that Colonel Humphreys had asked him a few months prior to fulfill the position of consul of the United States in Spain, and requests that the executive branch officially and formally appoint him to the position.

year created

1798

month created

03

day created

08

author

sent from location

Madrid

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in collection

in image

notable person/group

James McHenry
Moses Young
Anthony Butler
Humphreys
consul
secretary
plenipotentiary
executive
Timothy Pickering
Beckley
attorney
Congress

notable location

Philadelphia
Madrid
Ireland
Trinidad
Spain
court
Hague
Paris
London

notable item/thing

Funds
salary
appointment
pounds sterling

notable idea/issue

Diplomacy
fraud

document number

1798030840101

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) BRJ08 (3 pages) Collection: James McHenry Papers B: 3, P: 3

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Moses Young Madrid [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry Philadelphia [n/a]