Receipt of Commission as Inspector and Major General

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Receipt of Commission as Inspector and Major General

Description

Receipt and acceptance of commission as Inspector and Major General, Hamilton planned to visit McHenry in November. Acknowledged letter from McHenry and planned to confer with Maj. Hoops and Col. Stevens on the status of the fortification of the harbor.

year created

1798

month created

10

day created

19

sent from location

New York

recipient

in collection

note

print doc only

notable person/group

James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Inspector
Major General
Adam Hoops
Ebenezer Stevens
General Knox

notable location

New York
Harbor
harbour
harbor

notable item/thing

commission
letter

notable idea/issue

fortification
defense
appointment
commission
promotion

document number

1798101940100

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Alexander Hamilton New York [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]