Discussion of Retention of Major Rensselaer in the Army
Item
Type
Draft Letter
Title
Discussion of Retention of Major Rensselaer in the Army
Description
Letter, discusses the retention of Major Solomon Van Rensselaer in the army; contains Jay's own recommendation and refers to those of others.
short description
Ltr, dis retaining Maj Van Rennsselaer
year created
1800
month created
11
day created
19
author
sent from location
Albany
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Samuel Dexter
John Jay
Major Solomon Van Rensselaer
General Wilkinson
major of the cavalry
notable location
Albany
notable item/thing
service
qualifications
notable phrase
retained in service
not be proper for me to make any Remarks
to devote himself to the military profession
qualifications & conduct as an officer
cone of the most valuable and promissing young men that I know.
document number
1800111940005
page start
1
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | AGC11 (1 pages) | Collection: John Jay Papers | monaghan B:24 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Jay | Albany | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Dexter | [unknown] | [n/a] |