[PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL] Appointment of Officers
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
[PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL] Appointment of Officers
Description
Requests letter and enclosure be "burnt as soon as they are read". Contents relative to the appointment officers to Cavalry and McHenry's lack of communication on the current candidates.
year created
1798
month created
10
day created
21
author
sent from location
Mount Vernon
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in McHenry to Washington, 10/26/1798.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
George Washington
President
officers
cavalry
Secretary of War
Nelly Custis
regiments
captains
subalterns
Revolutionary Army
Oliver Wolcott
President John Adams
notable location
Virginia
Southern Division of the Union
Mount Vernon
notable item/thing
commissions
letter
notable idea/issue
appointment
commission
intrigues
subversive behavior
document number
1798102140001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | DYB18 (3 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] |