Attempts to Keep Spiritous Liquors and Soldiers Apart
Document 1799Strong describes his attempts to keep his soldiers from partaking of spiritous liquors including the posting of a sentinal in front of a saloon. This latter provoked the saloon keeper to sue Strong for trespass.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Description
Strong describes his attempts to keep his soldiers from partaking of spiritous liquors including the posting of a sentinal in front of a saloon. This latter provoked the saloon keeper to sue Strong for trespass.
Date
03/22/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Detroit
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799032240001
Note
Cited in McHenry to Hamilton, 05/18/1799.
Notable persons
James McHenry
David Strong
inhabitants
government of the United States
soldiers
General Court Martial
sentinal
Dodemead
militia of the county
Notable locations
Detroit
Notable items
Former communication
peculiar situation
occurances that have transpired
spiritous liquor
corporal punishment
tippling houses
taverns
defiance
restraint
restriction
every principle of military life
ordinary duties of the garrison
more temperate measures
door
positive injunction
public street
force and arms
prudence
unpleasant transaction