Regarding Officer Recommendations & Appointments, & Warrant for Execution

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Regarding Officer Recommendations & Appointments, & Warrant for Execution

Description

Acknowledges receipt of officer recommendations, which he will review, assures Adams that the list of potential officers to be appointed to existing military vacancies, and encloses a warrant of execution for Samuel Ewing.

year created

1800

month created

07

day created

19

author

Samuel Dexter

sent from location

War Department

recipient

John Adams

in collection

John Adams Papers

in image

IDA05

notable person/group

John Adams
Samuel Dexter
Samuel Ewing

notable location

War Department

notable item/thing

recommendations
list
military vacancies
warrant for the execution
court martial

document number

1800071900001

page start

1

transcription

I. 176War Department, 19 July 1800
Sir
I was honored this morning with your Letter of the 10th inst.t the enclosed recommendations shall be duly attended to.
The List of proper characters to fill the existing military vacancies is maturing, and shall soon be submitted to you.
I transmit for your signature a warrant for the Execution of the Sentence of the Court Martial on Samuel Ewing.
I have the honor to bewith profound respecyour very obed.t servtSam.l Dexter
The President of the United States

Item sets

Documents

Document instances

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[view document] (1 pages) IDA05 (1 pages) Collection: John Adams Papers R: 398

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Dexter War Department [n/a]
Recipient John Adams [unknown] [n/a]