Charges Against Captain Eaton, Etc.
Document 1796Gaither observes that the soldiers are healthy and living in peace and friendship with their Indian neighbors but that is not true of the officers' relations with each other. He wants a copy of the ordnance and public stores shipped to the frontier for the use of the troops in the care of Captain Eaton who is on trial as a result of charges against him by another officer.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Gaither observes that the soldiers are healthy and living in peace and friendship with their Indian neighbors but that is not true of the officers' relations with each other. He wants a copy of the ordnance and public stores shipped to the frontier for the use of the troops in the care of Captain Eaton who is on trial as a result of charges against him by another officer.
Date
08/18/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort St.Tammany
Repository
Document number
1796081880001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Henry Gaither
Mr. Price
soldiers
Indian neighbors
Captain Eaton
Ensign Allison
troops
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort St.Tammany
Fort Pickering
Notable items
suits of clothing
arms
accoutrements
ordnance stores
trial
charges