Letter to the Secretary at War
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter to the Secretary at War
Description
John McHenry, writing from the Hague, discusses the new American Navy, the Jacobins in France, the prospects of war in Europe, the French seige of Mantua, and the fall of the citadel in Alexandria with his uncle, James McHenry.
short description
Letter to the Secretary at War
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
08
author
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in McHenry to McHenry, 10/22/1799.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
John McHenry
Daniel
insurgents
Dutch
French
English
Russians
John Fries
Navy
privateers
Congress
seamen
General Guillaume Marie Anne Brune
Jacobins
Archduke
Mrs. McHenry
McHenry family
notable location
The Hague
Philadelphia
Europe
Holland
Brabant
Paris
Citadel of Alexandria
Mantua
Italy
Tuscany
Switzerland
notable item/thing
insurrection
insurgency
newspapers
treason
naval prizes
secret expeditions from England
justice
invasion
siege
notable idea/issue
justice
document number
1799080840201
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | THH21 (4 pages) | Collection: McHenry Family Papers, MS #647 | B: 3 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |