Recommendation of Military Officer
Item
Type
Letter, Type Undetermined
Title
Recommendation of Military Officer
Description
Recommends candidate for military command; a previous recommendation was destroyed by the fire in War Office.
short description
Ltr, rec candidate for command.
year created
1801
month created
01
day created
16
author
sent from location
Providence
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Samuel Dexter
Jeremiah Olney
Zepheniah Brown
Secretary of War
notable location
Providence
Connecticut
notable item/thing
Captaincy
permanent Army
Revolutionary War
political principles
character
fire
notable phrase
desirous of entering into the service of his country
object is to obtain a captaincy in the permanent army
captain in the regiment for this state in the Revolutionary war under my command
served with reputation
political principles are federal
support a fair character
confidence in recommending him through you to the president as gentleman well calculated to execute the important duties of that office
wrote to the secretary of war
destroyed by the fire
for several years past a resident in the state of Connecticut
document number
1801011640001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AWF01 (2 pages) | Collection: Jeremiah Olney Papers | B:1777-1813,F:1800-01. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Jeremiah Olney | Providence | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Dexter | [unknown] | [n/a] |