Inquiry on Letters

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Inquiry on Letters

Description

Follow up on letters enclosed to McHenry. One of which was responding to Mr. John Parker, who offered to compile all the journals of Congress from its "dawn until the present day."

year created

1798

month created

06

day created

22

sent from location

Mount Vernon

recipient

in image

note

Cited in McHenry to Washington, 06/26/1798.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

James McHenry
George Washington
John Parker

notable location

Mount Vernon
Alexandria
Virginia
War Department
Congress

notable item/thing

journals
letters

notable phrase

I am not disposed to withdraw your attention from more important matters, or to be troublesome in any degree, or to press my correspondence upon you, but not having heard whether my letter of which the enclosed is taken from a press copy even reached your hands, I am induced to make the inquiry

document number

1798062240101

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) DYB07 (2 pages) Collection: George & Katherine Davis Collection B:1, F:1.

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author George Washington Mount Vernon [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]