Should Evidence of Treason be Made Public?
Document 1796McHenry believes that the secret did not escape from his office since none of the clerks could have obtained the secret except by way of false keys. Nothing related to the subject has been entrusted to them to either keep or copy. Such being the case, is there any purpose in concealing from the public what has already been discovered?
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Draft Letter Signed
Description
McHenry believes that the secret did not escape from his office since none of the clerks could have obtained the secret except by way of false keys. Nothing related to the subject has been entrusted to them to either keep or copy. Such being the case, is there any purpose in concealing from the public what has already been discovered?
Date
09/21/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Document number
1796092100001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James Ross
James McHenry
clerks
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
escaped
alarm
treason
secret
false keys
character of the clerks
facts