List of Officers with Opinions on Their Possible Commissions

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

List of Officers with Opinions on Their Possible Commissions

Description

Goodhue called Harrison Gray Otis, Isaac Parker, Samuel Sewal, and Dwight Foster to offer their opinions on the list sent by Hamilton to Goodhue. Opinions appended and returned to Hamilton.

year created

1798

month created

12

day created

08

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in collection

note

print doc only

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Goodhue
Harrison Gray Otis
Isaac Parker
Samuel Sewal
Dwight Foster
Richard Hunewell
Caleb Gibbs
Simon Elliot
Lieutenant Colonel
Majority
Captaincy
Subaltern
Ensign
George Cabot
merchant
Fisher Ames
Elias Parker
Federalist
John Hobby
marshal
lawyer
John Walker
Fisher Ames

notable location

Philadelphia
Boston
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Maine
Brookline

notable item/thing

commissions
list

notable idea/issue

good character
appointments
promotion
opinion
preferences

document number

1798120890000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Benjamin Goodhue Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]