Regarding Colonel William S. Smith
Item
Type
Autograph Letter
Title
Regarding Colonel William S. Smith
Description
Responds to Adam's note of the previous day enclosing a letter from William S. Smith, Lieutenant Colonel of the 12th Regiment of Infantry. McHenry considers the legality, justice, and pridence of Smith's request for a special appointment and his own battalion.
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
24
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Partly illegible.
notable person/group
John Adams
James McHenry
William S. Smith
Artillerists and Engineers
Union Brigade
major
officers
Attorney General
Charles Lee
Senate
John Doughty
Inspector of Artillery
Major Lewis Tousard
Louis Tousard
Congress
European Power
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
report
requests
propriety
appoint
act of Congress
Constitution
opinion
Revolutionary War
vacancy
battalion
document number
1800052400601
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (8 pages) | KGK17 (8 pages) | Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 | R: 5 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Adams | [unknown] | [n/a] |