Appointment of Officers
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Appointment of Officers
Description
Letter, discusses appointment of officers.
short description
Ltr, dis appointment of officers
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
04
author
sent from location
Quincy
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
John Adams
Secretary of State
Tousard
General Hamilton
Mr Brooks
Mr Stoddart
Col Smith
Major Hoops
Lowell
Capt Mitchell.
notable location
Quincy
Boston.
notable item/thing
favor
reveived nothing from the Secretary of State
castle
respectable officer
garison
Inspector of Artilery
I have no reason to
Tousards Honor or Fidelity but
the name and tounge of a Frenchman would not in a french war have the confidence of this nation
recruiting service in Boston
some success but the demand for sailors will interfer with it
information
nomination to be a Major
he has said things which would have damned me and all my children and grandchildren
if you can prove such expressions against Col Smith or any of my sons you shall have my consent to semd them to Cayenne
until I have some explaination or satisfaction upon this subject I will never sign his commission
accusation or insinuation
Captain
Lieutenant
I am convinced by your reasoning that it will be better to think of some other arrangement for him differenct from that which I proposed
future consideration.
document number
1798090440001
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) | AGD07 (3 pages) | Collection: Special Collection, John Adams. | B:John Adams |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Adams | Quincy | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |