Personal Opinion on Suggested Appointees
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Personal Opinion on Suggested Appointees
Description
Personal preference for someone from a state south of Pennsylvania to assume Pickering post of Secretary of War (Pickering recently appointed to Secretary of State). Hamilton believes a man from the north would "do the Lord knows what mischief." Objects to proposal of Henry Lee, prefers J. Howard.
year created
1795
month created
11
day created
20
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of War
Secretary of State
John Edgar Howard
Henry Lee
Nathan Pendleton
judge
justice
notable location
New York
Pennsylvania
south
Georgia
notable idea/issue
Jeffersonian politics
political appointment
approval
disapproval
opinion
document number
1795112040000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [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 | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |