Rules for rank and promotion
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Rules for rank and promotion
Description
Discusses rules for rank and promotion.
year created
1799
month created
04
day created
26
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
field officers
regiments
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
I have reflected
proper principles for regulating relative rank of the field officers of the twelve additional regiments
special reasons dictate a deviation
rule which steers clear of comparisons of personal merit and avoids the danger of wounding the pride of any of the parties concerned
all such of the field officers who have joined the army
to let their relative rank and the close of the war govern
most likely to be satisfactory to all
those who may not have served
considerations of personal merit and weight of character can alone decide, except that were they may have served in the militia
their relative rank there may guide
as between those who have joined in the army and those who have not
prefer the men who have served in the army except
very superior qualifications may claim a superiority.
document number
1799042640001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | AGD10 (4 pages) | Collection: MS Collection, Hamilton. | B:Hamilton Papers |
| [view document] (1 pages) | KFI10 (1 pages) | Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |