Relative Rank of Officers of the 9th Regiment

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Relative Rank of Officers of the 9th Regiment

Description

Pinckney requests a clarification regarding the relative rank of the officers of the 9th Regiment; it appears there is confusion regarding the rank of Major William Beal. Believed certain officers should have risen in rank by this time, discussed character of officers.

year created

1800

month created

03

day created

01

sent from location

Sherperdstown

recipient

in collection

note

KMC

created note

Syrett dated this document as March 1-25, 1800.

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
William Beal
colonel
regiment
friends
Josias Hall
Hopkins
George Baylor
William Washington
Tobias Lear
John Watts

notable location

Sherpherdstown
Virginia
War Department
post

notable idea/issue

rank
promotion
authority
service
confusion
clarification

document number

1800030160000

page start

1

Document instances

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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Sherperdstown [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]