Organization of Military and Government
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Organization of Military and Government
Description
Describes concentration of commands; personal opinion on organization of military commands.
short description
Ltr, des organization of the commands.
year created
1798
month created
12
day created
16
author
sent from location
Mount Vernon
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in McHenry to Washington, 12/28/1798.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
George Washington
General Wilkinson
General Hamilton
Brigadier General Washington
General Pinckney
notable location
Mount Vernon
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Philadelphia
Susquehanna [River]
notable phrase
mode of his communication with the department of war
whole of the recruiting service should be under one direction
appertains to the office of inspector general
two principal organs
simplify the objects of your attention
maturing of general plans and to an effectual superintendence of their execution on a large scale
companies to be recruited according to the plan laid before me
proximity to the seat of government
official letters of the commander of the Western army
give immediate orders in cases which may be too urgent to wait for the agency
charged with superintending under your direction all the troops and posts
army
subject to the orders of the former
military concerns of those states should pass to the War office
contravene the ideas of military propriety and would involve you in an impracticable detail
confusion and imbecility in the system
ideas of the proper arrangement
close application to other matters
extreme impatience on account of the season & weather
accepted the command of the army
part of my plan to decline the occupations of the office
presence in the field should be required
actual operations
imperious circumstances might requiremy assistance
undertake to assume a direct agency
execute with alacrity any service to which they may be destined
advise you to adopt the following plan
charge and direction of our military affairs in the three most southern states be entrusted to General Pinckney
discovered the very just opinion that for the proper and successful direction of our military affairs
concentrated in one or a few principal officers
head of the war department
detained on the east bank of this river by northwesterly winds & consequent low tides
devote some of the moments of my detention in writing to you on an important subject
conversation had with you in Philadelphia
document number
1798121640101
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | AIE08 (4 pages) | Collection: Gilder Lehrman Collection. | GLC05319 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Washington | Mount Vernon | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |