Anticipated Rejection of Appointment

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Anticipated Rejection of Appointment

Description

Notes that a Mr. Morgan, appointed major to Lt. Col. Parker's regiment, will probably decline the post, though he has yet to respond. In anticipation of his declination, McHenry forwards a recommendation for another man, Lawrence Butler, for the post.

year created

1799

month created

05

day created

16

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in microfilm

in image

note

Multiple copies of the document exist; these listed under separate collections below.

notable person/group

John Adams
James McHenry
Mr. Morgan
Major
Lieutenant Colonel Parker
Laurence Butler

notable location

War Department

notable item/thing

appointment
recommendation

document number

1799051600201

page start

1

number of pages

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) IDG13 (1 pages) Collection: John Adams Papers R: 394
[view document] (1 pages) kfz09 (1 pages) Collection: Stephen Raphel Papers [unknown]
[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]