Capt. Hacker Seeking Employment, McHenry Requests Decision by Hamilton

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Capt. Hacker Seeking Employment, McHenry Requests Decision by Hamilton

Description

A Captain Hacker, formerly of the Navy, has asked for employment with the military and has some recommendations. However, McHenry is uncertain about Hacker's politics and merits and requests that Hamilton respond as soon as possible.

short description

Capt. Hacker Seeking Employment, McHenry Requests Decision by Hamilton

year created

1798

month created

06

day created

01

author

recipient

in collection

note

Printed in Naval Documents Related to the Quasi-War between the United States and France, vol. 1, p 102.

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
Hoystead Hacker
good men
Navy

notable item/thing

employed
pretensions
merits

notable idea/issue

Democratic

document number

1798060114100

number of pages

1

Document instances

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[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Naval Documents of the Quasi-War [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]