Raising Provisional Army
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Raising Provisional Army
Description
Alludes to Fries Rebellion; discusses raising Provisional Army; provisional commissions, artillery. Alludes to French Revolution.
short description
Ltr, dis raising Provisional Army.
year created
1799
month created
05
day created
13
author
sent from location
Mount Vernon
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in McHenry to Washington, 05/19/1799.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
George Washington
President
John Adams
General Morgan
General Lee
General Marshall
Colonel Heath
Colonel Carrington
Provisional Army
24th Regiment
officers
family
armies of France
engineers
instructors
Du Partail
Lamery
Senf
Rivardi
Latrobe
notable location
Mount Vernon
France
Virginia
Alexandria
Post Office
notable item/thing
plan
task
appointment
rejection
delicacy
notification
recommendations
application
artillery
instructing
sciences
notable phrase
recommend characters as instructors in these branches
acquire the knowledge of these arts in the face of an enemy
attention be given to the procuring and instructing men in these sciences
carry your plan of appointment to the parts into effect
if men will not come forward when invited it is their fault and not that of the government
like a mercenary I can quit my family & private concerns at a moment's warning
accept appointments in the provisional army
enquiry on the hazardous ground of rejection
task I am imposing on others is delicate and not of the pleasantest kind
difficult in such an extensive state as Virginia
time might be lost in carrying the president's plan
covering your dispatches
messenger who carried my letters to you
document number
1799051340101
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (7 pages) | AIE14 (7 pages) | Collection: Gilder Lehrman Collection. | GLC02337 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Washington | Mount Vernon | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |