Forwarding Report of Court-Martial, with Consideration of Execution for Desertion as an Example

Forwards the proceedings of a court-martial held in April at New York City, convened by the order of General Hamilton. Sgt. Richard Hunter, of the 2d Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers, was charged with desertion and of carrying off the payroll funds of his company, with which he was entrusted. Hunter pled guilty, and was convicted on all charges. McHenry notes that desertion is prevalent among the troops, and suggests that reinforcing examples will help assuage this. McHenry believes Hunter a fine candidate for military execution. Encloses the forms of both a pardon and a warrant for execution, subject to the president's wishes.

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