Sargent relays violent incident in Columbia

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Type

Autograph Letter

Description

Letter, discusses pioneers and frontier life; discusses militia; describes Indian aggression; discusses conduct of officers and court martial.

Date

03/13/1792

Author

Winthrop Sargent

Sent from

Fort Washington

Repository

Pierpont Morgan Library

Collection

Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]

Document number

1792031340101

Page start

1

Note

this letter is from Fort Washington and in the hand of Sargent. As such, authorship was attributed. This letter was likely sent to Henry Knox but that could not be confirmed from the text.

Notable persons

Henry Knox
Winthrop Sargent
General Harmar
Governor St. Clair
Captain Ford
Tayler
General Wilkinson

Notable locations

Fort Washington
Columbia

Notable items

single regiment
observation of foreign authority
field officers
unmilitary and indecent habits
arduous task to reclaim them
before the arrival of a commander
face it as a duty
friendship and respect that I ever possessed for you
important crisis
consequences of his arrest but judging the proceedings of the court martial
indecent conduct
parades
resigned commission
manner which is very dishonourable to himself
point of danger which circumstances of private concerns
greatest I ever saw and I now religiously believe had he not been superceded at this, there would have been fatal war with the inhabitants and
power to preserve peace
terror of his conduct to the citizens
general has had his difficulties
determine if possible their strength
undoubtedly inform that he is leaving this place to establish posts of communication
great fortune to the public interests
present situation of affairs in this country
humble accomplishments
way to their being much mad in the present moment
cave
took off a couple of horses from their town
attack if it can be done to advantage
called upon me for
militia from this country
infant and unguarded state of our lands can scarcely spare a single man
number required
demand has been only partially
regular troops
general will move on the morrow
since writing