Relative Rank of Officers in the Provisional Army
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Relative Rank of Officers in the Provisional Army
Description
Hamilton says that, if indispensable, he is willing to inhabit a lower rank than Knox but is not amenable to the same situation in relation to Pinckney. He is unwilling to occupy a lower rank to every officer who held superior rank in the Revolutionary War.
year created
1798
month created
07
day created
17
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Pickering to Hamilton, 07/18/1798.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
Alexander Hamilton
[Henry] Knox
[Charles Cotesworth] Pinckney
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
relative ranks
appointment of Inspector General
rank & command of Maor General
my opinion of my own pretensions
public opinion
sacrifices
military appointment
my just claim
notable phrase
I thank you for your friendly letter
I am willing that the affair should be so managed as that the relative ranks may remain open to future settlement to ascertain the effect of the arrangement which has been contemplated
To few would a change of situation for a military appointment be so injurious as myself.
document number
1798071790000
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | WGF18 (2 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | R: 14 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |