A Most Violent Breach of Civil Authority
Document 1799Bentley recounts an incident in which several soldiers helped an accused horse thief to escape from the local jail. He is concerned not only about the incident itself but also about how it has been covered by what he calls the Jacobin printers, (meaning the anti-federalist press) as they continue to find fault with the "Standing Army."
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Bentley recounts an incident in which several soldiers helped an accused horse thief to escape from the local jail. He is concerned not only about the incident itself but also about how it has been covered by what he calls the Jacobin printers, (meaning the anti-federalist press) as they continue to find fault with the "Standing Army."
Date
10/04/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Richmond [Virginia]
Collection
Document number
1799100460000
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
William C. Bentley
Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers
Captain Samuel Eddins
fugitive from justice [Joseph Fulcher Tribble]
Sheriff of that County [Mr. Speed]
Jacobin printers
standing army
Scotch fugitive [James Thomas] Callender
Yoke Mates
Notable locations
Richmond, Virginia
[Mechlenberg County]
Notable items
breach of civil authority
jail
horse stealing
warrant from a magistrate of this city [Richmond]