Letter from James McHenry

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter from James McHenry

Description

James McHenry writes to his nephew, John McHenry. The Secretary at War discusses the situation in France, the gubernitorial elections in Pennsylvania, and the overall formation of national political parties in the United States.

year created

1799

month created

10

day created

22

author

sent from location

Trenton

recipient

in image

notable person/group

John McHenry
James McHenry
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Erving
Mr. Cole
Governor Davie
Judge Ellsworth
federalists
congress

notable location

Trenton
France
Lisbon

notable item/thing

the ship United States
antifederalism
jacobinism

document number

1799102200301

page start

1

number of pages

4

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) THH13 (4 pages) Collection: McHenry Family Papers, MS #647 B: 3

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James McHenry Trenton [n/a]
Recipient John McHenry [unknown] [n/a]