Whereabouts of President Adams, Etc.
Item
Type
Letter fragment
Title
Whereabouts of President Adams, Etc.
Description
McHenry speculates on the whereabouts of the President and wonders whether or not the Republican militia paraded since they dislike the President. Did the blues parade? Did the new army parade? The Congress has ordered it do so without consulting the President.
year created
1798
author
sent from location
Navy Department
recipient
in image
note
No author is shown but, based on content, it is presumed to be McHenry.
Enclosure: Propositions by the Secretary of the Treasury for a division of the Naval business.
Enclosure: Propositions by the Secretary of the Treasury for a division of the Naval business.
notable person/group
John Adams
James McHenry
General Washington
Mrs. Washington
Doctor Logan
people of Maryland
notable location
Navy Department
Maryland
Annapolis
Baltimore
New England
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Frederick Town
Mount Vernon
Northampton
notable item/thing
travels on horse back
all the gentlemen's houses on his route
seat of government
deliberations upon the measure
militia
parade
notable phrase
Surely the President cannot have lost the confidence of Congress and the Federalists.
document number
1798999900101
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | BIC08 (6 pages) | Collection: Special Collections, MSA SC 1407. McHenry Collection, M11697. | MSA SC 1407-1-65, M11697 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Navy Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Unknown Recipient | [unknown] | [n/a] |