Recommendation for lieutenant of the Marines
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Recommendation for lieutenant of the Marines
Description
States that this letter will be handed to him by John Coates (?), former resident of Antigua, and resident of New York for the last seven years. He served in a Navy Yard in London and now desired to be employed as a lieutenant in the U.S. Marines. Also requests that Hodgdon introduce this individual to the Navy Secretary.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
12
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Ebenezer Stevens
John W.Coates
Marines
Benjamin Stoddert
Lieutenant of Marines
Secretary of War
Secretary of Navy
notable location
Philadelphia
New York
Antigua
[Caribbean]
London
London
navy yards
notable item/thing
residency
appointment
recommendation
introduction
document number
1799071280401
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YVM03 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YVM03a (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Ebenezer Stevens | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |