The Case of Beal and Hopkins
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
The Case of Beal and Hopkins
Description
McHenry advises that it would be a mistake to depart from the rules regarding relative rank, even though in the case of Beal and Hopkins, Beal is the preferable officer. Adding grades to ranks or departing from the rules would create more difficulties than solutions. McHenry refers to a letter of January 10, 1799 regarding appointments.
year created
1800
month created
04
day created
01
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
note
Partial document; missing first page of letter. See printed version for complete text (Papers of Alexander Hamilton, Volume XXIV, 381).
notable person/group
Alexander Hamilton
James McHenry
Beal
Hopkins
officers
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
opinions
rules
appointments
justice
derangement
document number
1800040100201
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | KGJ07 (2 pages) | Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 | R: 5 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |