Accounts and Discussion of Young Men with Military Careers
Item
Type
Autograph Letter of Undetermined Type
Title
Accounts and Discussion of Young Men with Military Careers
Description
Letter, discusses candidates re General's aid appointment.
short description
Ltr, dis candidates re aid appointment.
year created
1798
month created
07
day created
25
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
note
second copy of document superior to first. See page 7-8 for better copy of document.
notable person/group
Samuel Chase
James McHenry
Caton
Carroll
notable location
Philadelphia
Mount Vernon
notable item/thing
general declined giving me any promise
time arrived at might require my presence with the army
young man of promise and that would soon fill the station he aims at with reputation
charged by a man of talents and much political celebrity to mention him to the general
your letter
written to me respecting the wish of the young Mr. Carroll to be appointed on the aids to the general
submitted the application
case of your son
document number
1798072500801
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | KFR05 (8 pages) | Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BAA15 (0 pages) | Collection: American Manuscripts | Ms Am85b |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: James McHenry Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Chase | [unknown] | [n/a] |