The List of Appointments Has Filled Me with Dispiriting Feelings
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
The List of Appointments Has Filled Me with Dispiriting Feelings
Description
Despite the advice of friends that he has earned a rest, Gibbs expresses his disappointment at not being included in the list of appointments.
year created
1799
month created
01
day created
21
author
sent from location
Boston
recipient
sent to location
New York
in collection
in image
note
Partially illegible.
Cited in Pickering to Hamilton, 08/21/1798.
Cited in Pickering to Hamilton, 08/21/1798.
cited note
Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Caleb Gibbs
men entered and omitted
General Washington
Secretary of War [McHenry]
the President [John Adams]
Major Rice
Mrs. Gibbs
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Major General Hamilton
officers
notable location
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
list of appointments
late war
application
disappointment of several officers in this quarter
notable phrase
A comparison of myself with others is a circumstance too delicate to be made.
document number
1799012190201
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | WGL23 (4 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | R: 15 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Caleb Gibbs | Boston | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |