Recommendation of Count Rumford, & Authorization to Offer Him Military Appointment
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Recommendation of Count Rumford, & Authorization to Offer Him Military Appointment
Description
Adams lists the qualities of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, acknowledging that it it is complicated to offer positions to those who left the country as he did [as a Tory], but authorizes McHenry to offer him any of the officer appointments listed in McHenry's previous letter - lieutenant colonel of an artillery & engineer regiment, independent lt. col. of engineers, inspector of artillery, or superintendent of a new military academy. All but the second could be conceived as being held simultaneously.
year created
1799
month created
06
day created
24
author
sent from location
Quincy
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
John Adams
King
Count Rumford
Benjamin Thompson
William Williams
Rufus Tyler
notable location
Quincy
notable item/thing
appointment
recommendation
document number
1799062440501
page start
1
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IDN15 (1 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 119 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Adams | Quincy | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |