Recommends Captain Hamilton for a Southern Vessel
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Recommends Captain Hamilton for a Southern Vessel
Description
Upon realizing the length of time before the frigate building at New York will be seaworthy, Alexander Hamilton requests the appointment of Robert Hamilton to a southern vessel which will be ready sooner. He imagines that Captain Talbot will be glad to have Robert as an associate.
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
03
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Benjamin Stoddert, Secretary of the Navy
Alexander Hamilton
Robert Hamilton
Captain Talbot
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
Frigate
notable idea/issue
Naval Appointment
Nepotism
document number
1798090337001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
Transcribe this document
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XJW22 (2 pages) | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | NN |
| [view document] (2 pages) | XJW22a (2 pages) | Collection: Subject File of the Naval Records Collection | NN |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Benjamin Stoddert | [unknown] | [n/a] |