Filling Vacancies During a Senate Recess
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Filling Vacancies During a Senate Recess
Description
Relays correspondence with Charles Lee, the Attorney General, on the question of a legislative act authorizing the President to fill vacancies in office while the Senate is not in session. Provides a list of recommendations for officer vacancies.
year created
1799
month created
05
day created
07
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in microfilm
note
Cited in Adams to McHenry, 05/16/1799.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
John Adams
James McHenry
officers
2nd Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers
Attorney General
Senate
President
Jonathan Williams
major
Macpherson
Drury Ragsdale
captain
John Lillie
John Lillis
General George Washington
Izard
lieutenant
First Regiment of Artillery
engineer
notable location
War Department
France
Schuylkill
Charlestown
notable item/thing
opinion
annexed paper
office
appointment
Constitution
act of Congress
recess
session
vacancy
list of names
recommendation
promotion
foreign schools
expense
notable idea/issue
Provisional Army
moral character
document number
1799050700001
page start
1
number of pages
7
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (18 pages) | KFY21 (18 pages) | Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 | [unknown] |
| [view document] (5 pages) | IDG09 (5 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 394 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BRP02 (0 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B: 4, 4 incomplete |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: James McHenry Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Adams | [unknown] | [n/a] |