How lightly they talked of desertion.
Document 1799Describes a meeting with recently discharged soldiers from Niagara. He is astonished at how lightly they talked of desertion, saying that it was very common and never punished.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Describes a meeting with recently discharged soldiers from Niagara. He is astonished at how lightly they talked of desertion, saying that it was very common and never punished.
Date
06/12/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Albany
Collection
Document number
1799061260000
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Philip Church
soldiers from Niagara
deserters when recovered were never punished
Notable locations
Albany
Newburgh
Notable items
my clothing
commence recruiting
how lightly they talked of desertion