Commissioning officers and the recruiting process

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Commissioning officers and the recruiting process

Description

Tracy informs McHenry that he has consulted with Colonel Taylor and gotten his approval for the recommended officers from a previous letter. Tracy also updates McHenry on the recruiting process in Connecticut.

year created

1799

month created

06

day created

10

author

sent from location

Littlefield

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in collection

in image

notable person/group

James McHenry
Uriah Tracy
Taylor
lieutenant
Isaac Ledyard
military
officers
Spalding
Timothy Pierce
army
recruits
recruiting officer

notable location

Philadelphia
Littlefield
Connecticut

notable item/thing

Commission
regiment

notable idea/issue

Provisional Army
vacancies
appointments
recruiting

document number

1799061040001

page start

1

number of pages

3

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) KAD17 (3 pages) Collection: James McHenry Papers B:1797-1815, MH 118

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Uriah Tracy Littlefield [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry Philadelphia [n/a]