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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02542.19 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of correspondence of the North Family |
| Title | James McHenry to William North stating the relationship between different officer positions in the Provisional Army |
| Date | 27 March 1799 |
| Author | McHenry, James (1753-1816) |
| Recipient | North, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written in a secretarial hand and signed by McHenry as Secretary of War to Brigadier General North as Adjutant General of the Provisional Army during the Quasi War. McHenry reminds North that the law organizing the Provisional Army states the Adjutant General shall be the ex-officio assistant Inspector General. Since Alexander Hamilton has been called to serve as Inspector General, North is to consider himself under Hamilton's orders. |
| Subjects | Military History Government and Civics Quasi-war Global History and Civics France American Statesmen |
| People | North, William (1755-1836) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | North was a U.S. Senator from New York from May-August 1798 and was Brigadier General in the Provisional Army 1798-1800. Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |