Informing Hamilton of His Responsibility to Execute the Plan for Improving New York's Defenses
Item
Type
Extract of Letter
Title
Informing Hamilton of His Responsibility to Execute the Plan for Improving New York's Defenses
Description
Adams informs Hamilton of the plan of execution for the arrangements being made for defenses at New York City, and that he has been placed in charge of that execution based on the confidence of the New York legislature and Governor Jay. He quotes the relevant portions of the legislature's act.
year created
1798
month created
10
day created
17
author
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Enclosed in McHenry to Adams, 10/27/1798.
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Governor New York
John Jay
President United States
New York legislature
notable location
New York City
New York
notable item/thing
defense
legislature act
defense of New York
document number
1798101790101
page start
8
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (17 pages) | IDF01 (17 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 391 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Adams | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |