Forwarding of Correspondence Concerning Officer Appointments for Provisional Army
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Forwarding of Correspondence Concerning Officer Appointments for Provisional Army
Description
Forwards certain letters, which variously concern a sale of land by Indians, the acceptance of the position of Adjutant General by Major North, varied correspondence concerning the recommendation of men for, and the acceptance of positions as generals and officers in the provisional army, more issues of relative rank concerning a Major Brooks, and the acceptance into federal service and equipage of a "corps of horsemen" in North Carolina.
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
04
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
note
Cited in Adams to McHenry, 09/13/1798.
Multiple copies of the document exist; these listed under separate collections below.
Multiple copies of the document exist; these listed under separate collections below.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
John Adams
James McHenry
notable location
War Department
North Carolina
notable item/thing
recommendations
officers
generals
provisional army
relative rank
federal service
horsemen
equipment
application
accoutrement
document number
1798090400001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | IDE09 (4 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 391 |
| [view document] (3 pages) | KFR18 (3 pages) | Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: James McHenry Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Adams | [unknown] | [n/a] |