Recommends Fishbourne Wharton as a Clerk
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Recommends Fishbourne Wharton as a Clerk
Description
Wolcott recommends Fishbourne Wharton as a clerk or secretary to a general officer. Wharton comes from a respectable Quaker family. He lists Wharton's qualifications as amiable, intelligent, and well qualified. Wharton has a sensitive constitution and would prefer office work to field work.
year created
1798
month created
08
day created
09
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Trenton
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in Hamilton to Wolcott, 08/21/1798.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Oliver Wolcott ,Jr.
Fishburne Wharton
President Wharton
Society of Friends
clerk
secretary
Quaker
general officer
Secretary of Treasury
notable location
New Jersey
Trenton
Philadelphia
notable idea/issue
Employment
Recommendation
notable phrase
He has too tender a constitution for much service in the field.
document number
1798080960001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | WGG22 (4 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | PDB01 (0 pages) | Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. | b:1, f:1769-1799. |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | Trenton | [n/a] |