Meeting Generals to Call Up Army
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Meeting Generals to Call Up Army
Description
Hamilton, Washington, and Pickney in Philadelphia to raise enlarged army. Hodgdon advised Van Rensselaer to make claim to men if he believes he has rights to command.
short description
Ltr, dis appointment of Army officers
year created
1798
month created
11
day created
26
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Solomon Van Rensselaer
Samuel Hodgdon
Generals Washington, Hamilton and Pickney
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
Secretaries
arrangement for bringing into effect the contemplated Army
claims to prefer
you ought to be here as early as possible
it is not expected General Washington will remain an hour longer than is necessary
business
information
station
peculiarly fit and intitle him
deserving officers already in service will be properly noticed
yet I think it best they should urge their pretensions personally.
document number
1798112628501
page start
1
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | AHB05 (1 pages) | Collection: Cherry Hill Collection | B:10; F:10 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Solomon Van Rensselaer | [unknown] | [n/a] |