Rejection of Appointment as Lieutenant Colonel Commandant
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Document
Title
Rejection of Appointment as Lieutenant Colonel Commandant
Description
Hamilton assures Gibbs that his rejection for the post of Lieutenant Colonel Commandant was not due to a lack of support from either General Washington or himself. He criticizes Gibbs for having implied that such was the case.
year created
1799
month created
10
day created
24
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Caleb Gibbs
Alexander Hamilton
Commander in Chief [Washington]
General Pinckney
the President [Adams]
notable location
New York
notable phrase
When you were informed that the Commander in Chief...has presented your name for the place Lieutenant Colonel Commandant, you had an explanation of what I meant when I wrote to you that your disappointment had not proceded from want of friendship in General Washington or myself
evidently, whatever happened subsequently is as foreign to me as to General Washington
'tis therefore as curious as it is unbecoming to interrogate me in a preemptory or even censorious manner about the causes which may have induced the President to reject the nomination
...you must on reflection see the impropriety of you having addressed me on the subject as you have done
document number
1799102437000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Caleb Gibbs | [unknown] | [n/a] |