Forwarding of List of Officer Appointments, With Attention to Those Being Offered Lower Ranks Than Applied For
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Forwarding of List of Officer Appointments, With Attention to Those Being Offered Lower Ranks Than Applied For
Description
Forwards a list of recommended officers for the army, for Adams' approval. Asks for the authority to make provisional appointments, considering that McHenry has selected men as surgeon's mates for the 8th and 9th Regiments who had desired higher ranks, and may not accept appointment as surgeon's mates.
year created
1799
month created
06
day created
25
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
note
The second collection partially duplicates the first.
notable person/group
John Adams
James McHenry
officers
8th Regiment
9th Regiment
notable location
War Department
Virginia
notable item/thing
list of names of candidates
appointments
pretensions
higher grade
provisional appointments
document number
1799062500401
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | IDH09 (3 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 395 |
| [view document] (1 pages) | KGB15 (1 pages) | Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Adams | [unknown] | [n/a] |