Regarding McHenry's Resignation
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Regarding McHenry's Resignation
Description
Hamilton consoles McHenry regarding his resignation - allegedly forced by President Adams - and assures McHenry that he should be happy at being released from the fetter. Property, liberty, and even life are at stake with the impending anti-federalist rule under Jefferson, according to Hamilton.
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
15
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in microfilm
in publication
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
notable location
Philadelphia
New York
Maryland
notable item/thing
resignation
retreat
public affairs
revolution
property
notable phrase
happy are those who are released from the fetter
document number
1800051540301
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | KFK12 (2 pages) | Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: James McHenry Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |