Appointments in the Provisional Army
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Appointments in the Provisional Army
Description
Washington assesses the qualifications of a number of officers from Virginia whose names have been put forward for appointments in the provisional army.
year created
1799
month created
06
day created
06
author
sent from location
Mount Vernon
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
note
Cited in McHenry to Washington, 06/18/1799.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
George Washington
engineers
General Marshall
General Lee
a Frenchman
General Pinckney
head of the corps of engineers
Major Rivardi
Major George Lewis
general officers
Colonel Baylor's regiment of cavalry
Virginia Cavalry
Doctor Welford
Director of the Medical Department
most respectable families
Captain Thomas Turner
infantry
characters in Virginia
notable location
Mount Vernon
War Department
Virginia
Philadelphia
Great Britain
Fredericksburg
France
notable item/thing
applications for appointments
promotion
recommendation
eventual or provisional army
official advertisement
commissions
delicacy of the task
names of persons acquainted with engineering
merits or qualifications
Revolutionary War
western expedition
War for Independence
document number
1799060640301
page start
1
number of pages
4
