Private Letter Regarding Commissions and Recruiting
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Private Letter Regarding Commissions and Recruiting
Description
Friendly, private letter regarding discontent with the delay commissions and recruiting services. Many men have put their lives on hold in expectation of a commission and want to know how much longer they will have to wait. Washington also complains about the potential recruits for the army, and comments on other topics relating to the military and the Department of War.
short description
Private Letter Regarding Commissions and Recruiting
year created
1799
month created
03
day created
25
author
sent from location
Mount Vernon
recipient
sent to location
Washington
in collection
in image
note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 08/30/1799; McHenry to Washington, 03/30/1799.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
George Washington
commissioners
recruits
John Adams
President
Augmented Corps
Alexander Hamilton
Caleb Gibbes
General Benjamin Lincoln
Henry Knox
General Brooks
General Jackson
Lieutenant Mercer
Mr. Custis
notable location
Mount Vernon
Philadelphia
Cambridge
notable item/thing
recruiting
commissions
blame
business
views or designs of Government
inconvenience
retirement
trustee of other estates
matters of a military nature
Recruiting Service
employment
well organized and well disciplined body of men
tactics
applications
Revolutionary War
veto
recommendations
newspapers
promotion
feelings of the officers
duties
notable idea/issue
Amor Patria
document number
1799032540001
page start
1
number of pages
12
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (12 pages) | RAP08 (12 pages) | Collection: Frederick Chase Collection | #799225 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Washington | Mount Vernon | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | Washington | [n/a] |