Recommendation of Major Landon
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Recommendation of Major Landon
Description
Van Schaak recommends Major Landon for admission into the provisional army.
year created
1798
month created
08
day created
04
author
sent from location
Pittsfield, New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Partly illegible.
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 22.
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 22.
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
Henry Van Schaack
Major [Jeremiah] Landon
provisional army
American Army
notable location
Pittsfield
New York
notable item/thing
commission
former opinions
great national questions
utmost pride and pleasure
great luminous character
indispensable duty
tribunal
justification of my public opinions
old government
new order of things
apology
application
admission in the American army
zealous supporter of the federal Constitution
laws
faithful discharge of duty
document number
1798080460201
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | WGG15 (2 pages) | Collection: Alexander Hamilton Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Van Schaack | Pittsfield, New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |