Severe Examples to Check a Spirit of Desertion
Document 1799Hamilton argues that, even though the Unites States is not legally at war, the sentence of death resulting from the court-martial of Richard Hunt is appropriate as a means to discourage future desertions and because Hunt not only deserted but stole the pay of his company.
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Hamilton argues that, even though the Unites States is not legally at war, the sentence of death resulting from the court-martial of Richard Hunt is appropriate as a means to discourage future desertions and because Hunt not only deserted but stole the pay of his company.
Date
04/20/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1799042040100
Note
Copy in the handwriting of Philip Church.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Philip Church
the President [Adams]
[Sargeant Richard Hunt]
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
'War' in the legal import of that term
a state not of partial but of general hostility
Articles of War
time of peace
transmit the sentence without acting upon it
severe examples to check a spirit of desertion
previous course of the military service
crime of desertion
condition of the offender who is a Sergeant
breach of trust
purloining the money
pay of his company