Investigations to Apprehend the Guilty

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Type

Contemporary Copy of Letter

Description

Along with military matters, Hamilton discusses the ongoing investigations to determine who is responsible for the insurgency in western Pennsylvania. [Whiskey Rebellion]

Date

11/08/1794

Sent from

Rostraver Township, Pa

Document number

1794110800201

Notable persons

George Washington
Colonel Alexander Hamilton
[Daniel] Morgan
light troops
district attorney [William Rawle]
Commander in Chief [Henry Lee]
Traitor
[Hugh] Brackenridge
scoundrels
the Commissioners
competent corps
regiment of infantry
four troops of horse
light troops
disaffected
guilty
judiciary
military arm
traitor
Hugh Henry Brakenridge
scoundrels
commissioners

Notable locations

Rostraver Township, [Pennsylvania]
Washington County
Headquarters

Notable items

dispositions of different corps
preliminary investigations
delay
patience of the troops
military arm
disposition of the Judiciary
evidence and accomplices
principle of common law
candor of the government
suit of clothing
Whiskey Rebellion
insurrection