Regarding the Appointment of an Inspector of the Frontier (Body Text Only)
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding the Appointment of an Inspector of the Frontier (Body Text Only)
Description
Adams concurs with the communicated judgments of the department heads [Cabinet] on the necessity of appointing a qualified person to inspect government property and installations along the frontiers. Asks for the names of candidates to be sent to him, and recommends a senator from Connecticut as one candidate.
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
24
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
note
This text, and its envelope, are duplicated in 1800052440201.
notable person/group
James McHenry
John Adams
heads of departments
Uriah Tracy
Senator
notable location
Philadelphia
North Western Territory
Mississippi River
frontiers
Tennessee
Georgia
Connecticut
notable item/thing
report
appointing
examine
garrisons
Indian trading houses
factories
public property
notable phrase
actual state of the garrisons, Indian trading houses or factories
document number
1800052640701
page start
1
Item sets
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IDQ10 (1 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 120 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Adams | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |