Correspondence on Military Matters and Artillery Officers
Item
Type
Autograph Letter of Undetermined Type
Title
Correspondence on Military Matters and Artillery Officers
Description
President Adams addresses McHenry on some "very unpleasant information" coming from Benjamin Brooks, one of the majors of a new artillerist corps. Adams appoints his personal friend James Lovell as captain of artillery in the place of a Captain Mitchell.
year created
1798
month created
08
day created
18
author
sent from location
Quincy
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
Cited in McHenry to Adams, 08/29/1798.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
John Adams
Governor
Increase Sumner
Legislature
Secretary of State
Major Jackson
Artillery
Benjamin Brooks
James Lovell
Mitchell
Maryland
Major
Secretary of War
President United States
notable location
Quincy
Massachusetts
Castle Island
Maryland
notable item/thing
cession
commission
employment
precedence
appointment
rank
service
connections
education
act of legislature
congress
document number
1798081840001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | KAC19 (3 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B:1797-1815, MH 159. |
| [view document] (2 pages) | IDK09 (2 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | 3662, R: 119 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Works of John Adams | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Adams | Quincy | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |