Officers for the Provisional Army
Item
Type
Draft Letter
Title
Officers for the Provisional Army
Description
Letter, discusses the appointment of officers for the new provisional army.
short description
Ltr, dis appointment of officers
year created
1798
month created
10
day created
30
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
George Washington
James McHenry
President
Mrs Adams
General Pinckney
General Hamilton
General Knox.
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia.
notable item/thing
letter
health so low and her life so precarious that it will be impossible for him to leave her till it becomes absolutely necessary for him to meet Congress
regret extremely this circumstance
deprived of his opinions
Generals
I should judge it necessary that the officers of battalions should be appointed before the meeting of Congress
commissions
blanks
inclosed is a copy of a letter from General Knox declining the appointment
I flatter it will be in your power to give your attendance on or about the 20th of November next at this city or Philad
letters and recommendations respecting candidates
southern district
officers who continued in service to the end of our revolutionary war.
document number
1798103000001
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) | AGD06 (4 pages) | Collection: Special MS Collection, Berol. | B:J-O |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Washington | [unknown] | [n/a] |