Results of court martial proceedings; discusses presidential order
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Results of court martial proceedings; discusses presidential order
Description
Letter, discusses results of court martial proceedings; discusses presidential order. Captain John Bishop of 2nd Regiment Artillerists and Engineers and Lieutenant Stephen Simmons of cavalry are to be dismissed from service of United States.
short description
Ltr, dis results of court martial.
year created
1800
month created
11
day created
12
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
sent to location
War Department
in collection
notable person/group
James Wilkinson
Samuel Dexter
Lieutenant Stephen G. Simmons
Captain John Bishop
President of United States
John Adams
notable location
War Department
War Department
United States
Philadelphia
Washington
notable item/thing
cavalry
respective sentences
considered by the President of the United States
order
War Office
dismissed from the service
trial
Second Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers
proceedings of the general court martial
document number
1800111200201
page start
1
transcription
Copies
General Orders
Bishop's Dissmissal
Head Quarters
City of Washington
November 13th 1800
General Orders
The following order of the President of the United States is published for the information of all concerned vis
War Department 12th November 1800
Sir
The proceedings of the General Court Martial lately holden a Philadelphia for the trial of Captain John Bishop of the 2d Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers, and of Lieut Stephen G Simmons of the Cavalry, having with the respective sentences been considered by the President of the United States, and before any order made by him thereon returned to the war Office and therein consumed by five on the evening of the eighth instant, the Presidential orders, that the said Captain John Bishop and Lieut Stephen G Simmons be dismissed from the service of the United States, which order you will forthwith put in [decipherable}tion
Brigd Genl
Wilkinson
I am sir
very respectfully you Mo [undecipherable]
Sam D[undecipherable]
Signed, T H Cushing Maj Insp
General Orders
Bishop's Dissmissal
Head Quarters
City of Washington
November 13th 1800
General Orders
The following order of the President of the United States is published for the information of all concerned vis
War Department 12th November 1800
Sir
The proceedings of the General Court Martial lately holden a Philadelphia for the trial of Captain John Bishop of the 2d Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers, and of Lieut Stephen G Simmons of the Cavalry, having with the respective sentences been considered by the President of the United States, and before any order made by him thereon returned to the war Office and therein consumed by five on the evening of the eighth instant, the Presidential orders, that the said Captain John Bishop and Lieut Stephen G Simmons be dismissed from the service of the United States, which order you will forthwith put in [decipherable}tion
Brigd Genl
Wilkinson
I am sir
very respectfully you Mo [undecipherable]
Sam D[undecipherable]
Signed, T H Cushing Maj Insp
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | EAD17 (5 pages) | Collection: James Wilkinson Papers | E: 2 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YCE23a (2 pages) | Collection: Muster Rolls of Regular Army Organization, 1784-1912. (RG94) | 145 Box Subseries, B: 89 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YCE23 (2 pages) | Collection: Muster Rolls of Regular Army Organization, 1784-1912. (RG94) | 145 Box Subseries, B: 89 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | BOM11 (2 pages) | Collection: [Empty placeholder collection for incomplete collection associations.] | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Dexter | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James Wilkinson | War Department | [n/a] |