Discussion of Officer Appointments, & Pardon
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Discussion of Officer Appointments, & Pardon
Description
Letter, discusses appointment of officers to new companies and corps; asks for pardon for a young man convicted of forging a check.
short description
Ltr, dis appointment of officers
year created
1798
month created
08
day created
27
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
Albany
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Cited in Jay to Hamilton, 08/30/1798
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
John Jay
Alexander Hamilton
Mr. Gracie
James Ross
Governor Jay
Governor New York
notable location
Albany
New York
Albany
South Carolina
notable item/thing
indisposed
unwell
apprehension
petitions of the Militia Officers
persons named to the new Companies will not be appointed
this must be a groundless apprehension
ordinary Militia Officers can on no military principles have an pretensions in relation to new and extraordinary Corps
grow up
created
utility of these new corps
needs no comment
as to expediency, nothing can be clearer
depends on their being officered in the manner they themselves desire
To attempt to place them under the present Militia Officers is to annihilate them
officers
scheme
resign
bad men
solicited my interposition
pardon
convicted of forging a check
bank
argument
simple lad
friend of his fathers.
document number
1798082715002
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) | AGB18 (3 pages) | Collection: John Jay Papers | [unknown] |
| [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 | John Jay | Albany | [n/a] |