Appointment of Officers to New Regiments
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Appointment of Officers to New Regiments
Description
Provides statement of public service experience of several officers and staff members. Refers to Congressional recess and Senate work with the the President's nominations. Discusses the nominations of Dayton as Brigadier or Adjutant and Pinckney's suggestion for Governor Sevier's provisional army. Refers to the disappointment in Colonel Smith. Advocates Pickering as a man of integrity. Makes suggestions for military jurisdictions in each State. Cites ideas on presidential powers and delegation of same.
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
19
author
sent from location
Trenton
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
note
Partially illegible.
A 57 page document.
A 57 page document.
notable person/group
George Washington
James McHenry
Charles Pinckney
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Colonel Smith
Dayton
Brigadier
Governor Sevier
Congress
Senate
Pickering
Oliver Wolcott ,Jr.
Benjamin Stoddart
Samuel Hodgdon
Secretary of the Treasury
Rufus King
notable location
Trenton
Philadelphia
Mount Vernon
Tennessee
Quincy
Eastern States
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Southern States
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
New England
Springfield
South
notable phrase
The defense of the southern states may be left entirely to its own militias.
document number
1798091900101
page start
1
number of pages
30
