Declines Offer to Lead American Military Academy
Item
Type
Autograph, Contemporaneous or Certified Copy, Signed
Title
Declines Offer to Lead American Military Academy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of letter and invitation. Expresses humble gratitude. Declines offer based on commitments, but hopes to visit America and pay his respects to the President. [Known previously as Benjamin Thompson]
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
12
author
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in image
note
This is multiple documents combined into one document.
Corrected image number.
Corrected image number.
recipient note
King, J. C. Runford, and R. Boulauery.
notable person/group
Count Rumford
Rufus King
John Adams
Benjamin Thompson
notable location
Brompton
document number
1799091290001
page start
1
number of pages
5
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | KFJ07 (5 pages) | Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 | James McHenry Papers |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: James McHenry Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Count Rumford | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Rufus King | [unknown] | [n/a] |