Request for Precision in Courts Martial; Approval of Execution if Necessary for Overall Discipline
Document 1799Asks McHenry to urge future courts martial to pay attention to every detail, especially in life or death cases, as the discipline of the army depends on this exactness. Seems to decline to sign the warrant for the execution of Sgt. Richard Hunt, though he states that if an example is necessary for the public justice, the execution of Hunt or Pierce [presumably another convicted man] is acceptable.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Asks McHenry to urge future courts martial to pay attention to every detail, especially in life or death cases, as the discipline of the army depends on this exactness. Seems to decline to sign the warrant for the execution of Sgt. Richard Hunt, though he states that if an example is necessary for the public justice, the execution of Hunt or Pierce [presumably another convicted man] is acceptable.
Date
07/19/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Quincy
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799071940101
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one without images.
Notable persons
James McHenry
John Adams
Secretary of War
President United States
Sergeant Richard Hunt
General Alexander Hamilton
army
Pierce
Notable locations
Quincy
Massachusetts
War Department
Notable items
discipline
execution
court martial
public justice