Rules which are to regulate promotions should be fixed and promulgated.
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Document
Title
Rules which are to regulate promotions should be fixed and promulgated.
Description
Hamilton insists on the necessity on having specific rules regulating promotions that apply to all regiments.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
30
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
notable person/group
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
field officers
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
list of additional appointments
I find the names of several persons as Captains and First Lieutenants in the 9th, 14th, and 15th Regiment who were not before officers of those regiments
it contravenes the reasonable expectations of the officers previusly appointed
it cannot fail to produce discontent
it may govern to the rank of Captain inclusively
saving cases of extraordinary preferment for extraordinary service
Colonel Hall writes that some of the late appointments have been dissatisfactory to his Regiment
rules which are to regulate promotions should be fixed and promulgated
document number
1799073040000
Item sets
Document instances
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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 | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |