Proceedings of a General Court Martial
Document 1799Hamilton transmits the results of a General Court Martial, nothing that the punishments are mitigated in some cases by the fact that the United States is not officially at war.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Description
Hamilton transmits the results of a General Court Martial, nothing that the punishments are mitigated in some cases by the fact that the United States is not officially at war.
Date
04/20/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799042040201
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Alexander Hamilton
Major Wilcox
Richard Hunt
the President [Adams]
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
proceedings of a General Court Martial
sentences
corporal punishment
case of Goldsberg
recommendation of the Court
pay due to each of the offenders
partial [hostility]
general hostility
Articles of War
time of peace
military service
crime of desertion
breach of trust