Calling You and General Knox Into Immediate Service
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Calling You and General Knox Into Immediate Service
Description
Pickering reaffirms his support of Hamilton's position as second in command of the Provisional Army despite the opinions of some that the post should by right have been offered to General Knox.
year created
1798
month created
08
day created
23
author
sent from location
Trenton
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Timothy Pickering
Mr. [James] McHenry
Mr. [Oliver] Wolcott [Jr.]
General [Henry] Knox
Secretary of War [McHenry]
the President [John Adams]
Senate
General Washington
[Edward] Hand
[Charles Cotesworth] Pinckney
members of Congress
your fellow citizens
provisional army
command
Secretary of War
notable location
New Jersey
Trenton
five New England states
notable item/thing
first rank
Commander in Chief
his silence
rule of the former war
relative rank of officers of the same grade appointed on the same day
priority of rank
captain of horse
aid to the Commander in Chief
rank of lieutenant colonel
public voice
old rule
notable phrase
McHenry said also that General Washington made your appointment the sine qua non of his accepting the chief command.
document number
1798082390001
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | WGH18 (4 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | R: 14 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Trenton | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |