Surrender of Deserters
Document 1799Wilkinson advises Hamilton that Governor Gayoso is cooperating in returning Army deserters who had escaped to New Orleans.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Wilkinson advises Hamilton that Governor Gayoso is cooperating in returning Army deserters who had escaped to New Orleans.
Date
05/24/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Natchez [Mississippi Territory]
Collection
Document number
1799052460100
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
James Wilkinson
expess over land to Mobile
the scoundrels [deserters]
two fugitives from the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Notable locations
Natchez
point of his destination
Loftus's Heights
Notable items
intelligence [information] of the detachment
assurances from the commanding officer
accurate chart of the coast from New Orleans to Mobile Bay
survey of the river
agreement with Governor Gayoso for the surrender of deserters
abandon their colors in such numbers as to cause serious alarm
my voyage from this place [Natchez]