General Superintendance of the Atlantic Posts
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
General Superintendance of the Atlantic Posts
Description
Smith requests that he be charged, if only pro hac, with the general superintendence, under Hamilton, of the Atlantic posts. Also requested that if Hamilton chose to retire that he be replaced by an American and not a French officer (referring to Lewis Tousard), who he believed to be overrated.
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
28
author
sent from location
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
William S Smith
Union Brigade
John Adams
President
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Lewis Tousard
French
notable location
Scotch Plains
New Jersey
Union Brigade
Head Quarters
Atlantic post
notable idea/issue
replacement
retirement
charge
authority
observation
opinion
document number
1800052860000
page start
1
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 Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William S. Smith | Scotch Plains, New Jersey | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |