Alexander Hamilton Papers

To Alexander Hamilton from John Glen, 11 January 1799

From John Glen, 11 January 1799

Head Quarters Western Army Camp, Loftus’s Heights on the Mississippi—Jany 11th. 1798

Sir,

I congratulate you on your appointment to the rank of Major General to our Army; a circumstance which affords infinite satisfaction to the Military at this place; As the climate of this Country does not agree with my health I purpose returning to the Atlantic States in the Spring; and have felt a disposition to offer myself for some Staff appointment under you; My Father to whom I have written will speak for me on the subject—

I have the honor to be Sir your Excellencys Most Ob: Servant

John Visger Glen

Ensn 2d Regt. & Adjt

to the troops on the

Mississippi—

His Excelly A Hamilton Esqr

(ALS, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).

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    To Alexander Hamilton from John Glen, 11 January 1799
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    Glen, John
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    Hamilton, Alexander
    Date
    11 January 1799

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    “To Alexander Hamilton from John Glen, 11 January 1799,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/02-01-02-0037. [This document from The Papers of Alexander Hamilton is original to the digital edition. It was added on 30 December 2015.]

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