Removal of Pickering from the Office of Secretary of State

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Removal of Pickering from the Office of Secretary of State

Description

Among a discussion other matters, Bowman comments on the disagreeable intelligence respecting the removal of Colonel Pickering from the office of Secretary of State. He observes that it is impossible for the people at large to understand the reasons for the conduct of the chief magistrate in this matter.

year created

1800

month created

05

day created

21

sent from location

Wilkesbarre

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

note

Largely illegible.

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Ebenezer Bowman
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of State

notable location

Philadelphia
Wilkesbarre

document number

1800052180001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) ZQU16 (4 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 7
[view document] (4 pages) ZQU16a (4 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 7

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Ebenezer Bowman Wilkesbarre [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]