Arranging the Relative Rank of Generals Hamilton, Pickering, & Knox
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Arranging the Relative Rank of Generals Hamilton, Pickering, & Knox
Description
McHenry is wrestling with the issue of assigning relative rank to Generals Hamilton, Knox, and Pickering. He consulted General Washington and is notifying President Adams that the General's opinion on this sensitive matter differs from that of the president.
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
21
author
sent from location
Trenton
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
note
Cited in McHenry to multiple, 10/12/1798; Cited in McHenry to Wolcott, 10/13/1798
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
John Adams
James McHenry
George Washington
notable location
Trenton
notable item/thing
rank
generals
opinion
relative
army
president
commission
drawn at my request
miscalculation
evidence of distrust
document number
1798092100101
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | IDE15 (4 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 391 |
| [view document] (4 pages) | KFS04 (4 pages) | Collection: Robert Goodloe Harper | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: James McHenry Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Trenton | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Adams | [unknown] | [n/a] |