Forwarding Lieutenant's Petition

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Forwarding Lieutenant's Petition

Description

Encloses a letter with some form of petition from a long-standing lieutenant "at the castle."

year created

1798

month created

09

day created

21

author

sent from location

Quincy

recipient

in image

note

Cited in McHenry to Washington, 10/02/1798, and McHenry to Adams, 10/18/1798.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

James McHenry
John Adams
Secretary of War
President United States
Lieutenant
Samuel Treat

notable location

Quincy
Massachusetts
Castle Island
Boston

notable item/thing

claim
continuance in service

document number

1798092140001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) IDL06 (1 pages) Collection: John Adams Papers R: 119
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Auction Catalog, Baltimore, 1859 [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Adams Quincy [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]