[Untitled]
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Notification that Pickering, Wolcott, McHenry, and Stoddert considered letter from Randolf by the President's advice and believed it contained "contemptuous language " that "require[d] censure". Believed that if this was not addressed it would establish a poor precedent.
year created
1800
month created
01
day created
13
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
author note
Timothy Pickering; Oliver Wolcott; James McHenry; Benjamin Stoddert.
recipient note
Recipients: Timothy Pickering; Oliver Wolcott; James McHenry; and Benjamin Stoddard.
notable person/group
John Adams
Timothy Pickering
Oliver Wolcott
James McHenry
Benjamin Stoddert
Chief Magistrate
notable location
Philadelphia
War Department
notable item/thing
letter
notable idea/issue
precedent
standards
language
disrespect
censure
document number
1800011300000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Works of John Adams | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Adams | [unknown] | [n/a] |