Power to Punish Offenders
Document 1800Lt. Col. Smith sees no possibility of preserving order indispensable to military service unless he is given the power to punish offenders. Prompt punishment cannot be inflicted if every question must be submitted to a General Court Martial.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Lt. Col. Smith sees no possibility of preserving order indispensable to military service unless he is given the power to punish offenders. Prompt punishment cannot be inflicted if every question must be submitted to a General Court Martial.
Date
01/13/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Union Brigade (Scotch Plains, NJ)
Collection
Document number
1800011337600
Page start
1
Note
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to Vol. 24.
Notable persons
William S Smith
Alexander Hamilton
William Smith
Aaron Ogden
commanding officer
brigade
Regimental courts
garrison
Notable locations
Scotch Plains
New Jersey
War Department
New York
village
Plainfield
Greenbrook
Notable items
appendix