Questions submitted to the Secretaries of the Departments
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Letter Signed
Title
Questions submitted to the Secretaries of the Departments
Description
McHenry lists thirteen of his letters to and from other cabinet officers, the President, and General Washington and then asks five questions regarding the commissions and relative rank of the three Major Generals (Knox, Pinckney, and Hamilton).
year created
1798
month created
10
day created
12
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
note
Three recipients; Pickering, Wolcott, and Stoddert
Cited in Wolcott to McHenry, 10/13/1798.
[BRM05 is the same as KFS10.]
Cited in Wolcott to McHenry, 10/13/1798.
[BRM05 is the same as KFS10.]
recipient note
Timothy Pickering; Oliver Wolcott; and Benjamin Stoddert.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
Timothy Pickering
Benjamin Stoddert
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Alexander Hamilton
General Washington
John Adams
Major General
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Henry Knox
officers
cabinet
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
Letters
notable idea/issue
Rank
[Provisional Army]
document number
1798101200001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (12 pages) | BRM05 (12 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B: 3, 4 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | KFS10 (0 pages) | Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: James McHenry Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | Additional recipients: Oliver Wolcott, Jr. and Benjamin Stoddert |