Unsigned Presidential Endorsement of Capital Punishment for Andrew Anderson
Document 1799States the particulars of the court martial and conviction of Andrew Anderson, and affirms his sentence to hang, in the name of "the beneficial influence of well-placed examples in Military Service." [Note: Adams signaled his intent to pardon Andrew Anderson at the last minute in his letter to McHenry of September 18, 1799].
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Document
Description
States the particulars of the court martial and conviction of Andrew Anderson, and affirms his sentence to hang, in the name of "the beneficial influence of well-placed examples in Military Service." [Note: Adams signaled his intent to pardon Andrew Anderson at the last minute in his letter to McHenry of September 18, 1799].
Date
1799
Author
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799999991701
Page start
14
Note
Enclosed in McHenry to Adams, 04/11/1799.
Notable persons
John Adams
Andrew Anderson
President of the United States
Congress
Brigadier General Wilkinson
prisoners
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Sargent
Mississippi
Notable items
Act of Congress
sentence
courts martial
charge of deserting
escape
arms and accoutrements
confession
crime
hanged