Opinion of Officers
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Opinion of Officers
Description
Outlines possible officers to file the command and positions on the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. Makes note of desirable characteristics of commanding officers.
year created
1798
month created
10
day created
15
author
sent from location
Mount Vernon
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Washington to McHenry, 10/21/1798.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
George Washington
Rivardi
Edward Rutledge
artillerists
engineers
corps
officers
Pinckney
notable location
Mount Vernon
Federal City
South Carolina
frontier
notable item/thing
artillerists
engineers
service
gentlemanly in appearance
character
command
man of experience
man of abilities
officers
regiments
troops
sketch
division
infantry
census
execution
Revolutionary Army
selection of fit characteristics
forfeited their pretensions
document number
1798101540001
page start
1
number of pages
7
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (7 pages) | DYB16 (7 pages) | Collection: George & Katherine Davis Collection | B:1, F:1. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Washington | Mount Vernon | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |